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Therapeutic irrigation
In
medicine
,
therapeutic
irrigation
or
lavage
is
cleaning
or
rinsing
.
Types
Specific
types
include:
Antiseptic lavage
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Gastric lavage
Peritoneal lavage
Arthroscopic lavage
Ductal lavage
Nasal irrigation
Ear
lavage
Pulsed lavage
is
delivering
an irrigant under
direct pressure
that is
produced
by an
electrically
powered device
, and is
useful
in cleaning e.g.
chronic
wounds
.