Peritoneal Irrigation Definition in Medical Conditions Dictionary

Peritoneal Irrigation:

Washing out of the peritoneal cavity. The procedure is a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic technique following abdominal trauma or inflammation.

Terms Related to Peritoneal Irrigation

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Portable peritoneal dialysis using the continuous (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) presence of peritoneal dialysis solution in the peritoneal cavity except for ...
Irrigation
The washing of a body cavity or surface by flowing solution which is inserted and then removed. Any drug in the irrigation solution may be ...
Peritoneal Effusion
The serous fluid which accumulates in the peritoneal cavity in ascites.
Peritoneal Dialysis
Dialysis fluid being introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure.
Peritoneal Fluid
The serous fluid which accumulates in the peritoneal cavity in ascites.
Hemoperitoneum
Hemorrhage into the peritoneal cavity.

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