Antiseptic lavage
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Antiseptic lavage is a means of washing, especially of a hollow organ, such as the stomach or lower bowel, with repeated injections of warm water mixed with an antiseptic or antifungal solution. Antiseptic lavages are commonly used as a treatment to pericoronitis of wisdom teeth.
Applying antibacterial solutions to wash out wounds may reduce infection rates compared with non-antibacterial products.[1] Pumping the washing solution into the wound may reduce infections compared with other methods of washing out.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Norman G, Atkinson RA, Smith TA, Rowlands C, Rithalia AD, Crosbie EJ, Dumville JC (October 2017). "Intracavity lavage and wound irrigation for prevention of surgical site infection". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 10: CD012234. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012234.pub2. PMC 5686649. PMID 29083473.
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