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Descriptor English: Gastric Lavage
Descriptor Spanish: Lavado Gástrico
Descriptor lavado gástrico
Entry term(s) irrigación gástrica
lavado de estómago
Scope note: Procedimiento médico que consiste en la evacuación de los contenidos del estómago mediante un tubo insertado a través de la nariz o la boca. Se utiliza para eliminar tóxicos y para disminuir la presión debida a obstrucciones intestinales o durante la cirugía.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lavagem Gástrica
Descriptor French: Lavage gastrique
Entry term(s): Gastric Irrigation
Gastric Irrigations
Gastric Lavages
Irrigation, Gastric
Irrigations, Gastric
Lavage, Gastric
Lavages, Gastric
Tree number(s): E05.927.441
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005751
Scope note: Medical procedure involving the emptying of contents in the stomach through the use of a tube inserted through the nose or mouth. It is performed to remove poisons or relieve pressure due to intestinal blockages or during surgery.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(63)
DeCS ID: 5892
Unique ID: D005751
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Gastric Lavage - Preferred
Concept UI M0009007
Scope note Medical procedure involving the emptying of contents in the stomach through the use of a tube inserted through the nose or mouth. It is performed to remove poisons or relieve pressure due to intestinal blockages or during surgery.
Preferred term Gastric Lavage
Entry term(s) Gastric Irrigation
Gastric Irrigations
Gastric Lavages
Irrigation, Gastric
Irrigations, Gastric
Lavage, Gastric
Lavages, Gastric



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