Canadian Medical Guide > Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment > Investigative Techniques > Irrigation > Peritoneal Lavage Terms and Definitions
Peritoneal Lavage
Medical Definition: | Washing out of the peritoneal cavity. The procedure is a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic technique following abdominal trauma or inflammation. |
Guide Notes: | do not use /util except by MeSH definition |
Previously Indexed: | Irrigation (1966-1987),Peritoneal Cavity (1966-1987) |
Peritoneal Lavage Medical Definitions and Terms
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