Therapeutic Irrigation

"Therapeutic Irrigation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The washing of a body cavity or surface by flowing water or solution for therapy or diagnosis.

Descriptor ID	D007507
MeSH Number(s)	E02.779.492.500 E02.831.535.492.500 E05.927
Concept/Terms	Therapeutic Irrigation Therapeutic Irrigation Irrigation, Therapeutic Irrigations, Therapeutic Therapeutic Irrigations Lavage Lavage Lavages Douching Douching Douchings

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Therapeutic Irrigation".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.779]
Hydrotherapy [E02.779.492]
Therapeutic Irrigation [E02.779.492.500]
Rehabilitation [E02.831]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.831.535]
Hydrotherapy [E02.831.535.492]
Therapeutic Irrigation [E02.831.535.492.500]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Therapeutic Irrigation [E05.927]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1997	0	2	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	2	2
2003	0	1	1
2005	2	1	3
2008	1	1	2
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2012	2	0	2
2016	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1

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Mahmood S, Farooqui SM, Madhoun MF. Predictors of inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 08; 30(8):819-826.

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Marchlinski FE, Haffajee CI, Beshai JF, Dickfeld TL, Gonzalez MD, Hsia HH, Schuger CD, Beckman KJ, Bogun FM, Pollak SJ, Bhandari AK. Long-Term Success of Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia: Post-Approval THERMOCOOL VT Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Feb 16; 67(6):674-683.

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Farag AA, Deal AM, McKinney KA, Thorp BD, Senior BA, Ebert CS, Zanation AM. Single-blind randomized controlled trial of surfactant vs hypertonic saline irrigation following endoscopic endonasal surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Apr; 3(4):276-80.

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Waldo AL, Wilber DJ, Marchlinski FE, Stevenson WG, Aker B, Boo LM, Jackman WM. Safety of the open-irrigated ablation catheter for radiofrequency ablation: safety analysis from six clinical studies. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2012 Sep; 35(9):1081-9.

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Stafford PR, Norris BL. Reamer-irrigator-aspirator bone graft and bi Masquelet technique for segmental bone defect nonunions: a review of 25 cases. Injury. 2010 Nov; 41 Suppl 2:S72-7.

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Dunn IF, Kim DH, Rubin PA, Blinder R, Gates J, Golby AJ. Orbitocranial wooden foreign body: a pre-, intra-, and postoperative chronicle: case report. Neurosurgery. 2009 Aug; 65(2):E383-4; discussion E384.

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Yokoyama K, Nakagawa H, Shah DC, Lambert H, Leo G, Aeby N, Ikeda A, Pitha JV, Sharma T, Lazzara R, Jackman WM. Novel contact force sensor incorporated in irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter predicts lesion size and incidence of steam pop and thrombus. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2008 Dec; 1(5):354-62.

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Palmer B, Frimberger D. Successful treatment of idiopathic priapism in a 13-year-old boy. J Pediatr Urol. 2009 Apr; 5(2):145-6.

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Yokoyama K, Nakagawa H, Wittkampf FH, Pitha JV, Lazzara R, Jackman WM. Comparison of electrode cooling between internal and open irrigation in radiofrequency ablation lesion depth and incidence of thrombus and steam pop. Circulation. 2006 Jan 03; 113(1):11-9.

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Dooley WC. Ductal lavage: risk stratification versus cancer detection. Ann Surg Oncol. 2005 Sep; 12(9):681-2.

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