Therapeutic irrigation

Therapeutic irrigation
Specialty	{{#statements:P1995}}
ICD-10-PCS	[1]
ICD-9-CM	96.3-96.5
MeSH	D007507

In medicine, therapeutic irrigation or lavage (/ləˈvɑːʒ/ lə-VAHZH or /ˈlævᵻdʒ/ LAV-ij) is cleaning or rinsing.

Specific types include:

• Antiseptic lavage
• Bronchoalveolar lavage
• Gastric lavage
• Peritoneal lavage
• Arthroscopic lavage
• Ductal lavage
• Ear lavage
• Pulsed lavage is delivering an irrigant (usually normal saline) under direct pressure that is produced by an electrically powered device, and is useful in cleaning e.g. chronic wounds.

See also

• Vaginal douche