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Descriptor English: Laser Coagulation
Descriptor Spanish: Coagulación con Láser
Descriptor coagulación con láser
Entry term(s) termocoagulación con láser
Scope note: Empleo de LÁSERES de luz verde para detener las hemorragias. La luz verde es absorbida selectivamente por la HEMOGLOBINA, lo que desencadena la COAGULACIÓN SANGUÍNEA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fotocoagulação a Laser
Descriptor French: Coagulation par laser
Entry term(s): Coagulation, Laser
Coagulations, Laser
Laser Coagulations
Laser Thermocoagulation
Laser Thermocoagulations
Thermocoagulation, Laser
Thermocoagulations, Laser
Tree number(s): E02.520.745.410
E02.594.530
E04.014.520.530
E04.350.750.410
E04.540.630.410
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017075
Scope note: The use of green light-producing LASERS to stop bleeding. The green light is selectively absorbed by HEMOGLOBIN, thus triggering BLOOD COAGULATION.
Annotation: do not confuse with LIGHT COAGULATION or with LASER SURGERY; coordinate IM with disease /surg (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Light Coagulation (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93; was see LIGHT COAGULATION 1992; was heading 1968-85
Online Note: use LIGHT COAGULATION to search LASER COAGULATION 1992 & use LASERS/TU 1968-85
History Note: 93; was see LIGHT COAGULATION 1992; was heading 1968-85
Entry Version: LASER COAG
Related: Argon Plasma Coagulation MeSH
DeCS ID: 30674
Unique ID: D017075
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/20
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Laser Coagulation - Preferred
Concept UI M0025945
Scope note The use of green light-producing LASERS to stop bleeding. The green light is selectively absorbed by HEMOGLOBIN, thus triggering BLOOD COAGULATION.
Preferred term Laser Coagulation
Entry term(s) Coagulation, Laser
Coagulations, Laser
Laser Coagulations
Laser Thermocoagulation
Laser Thermocoagulations
Thermocoagulation, Laser
Thermocoagulations, Laser



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