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Wound Irrigation

Aka: Wound Irrigation
  1. See Also
    1. Wound
    2. Wound Repair
  2. Protocol: Irrigation
    1. Personal Protection Equipment
      1. Wear a mask with eye shield during irrigation
    2. Saline is as effective as antiseptics (e.g. 1% Betadine) for irrigation
      1. Antseptics should be avoided inside the wound due to tissue injury
    3. Tap water is as safe and effective as saline for irrigation (and more plentiful)
      1. Fernandez (2012) Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2): CD003861 +PMID:22336796 [PubMed]
      2. Weiss (2013) BMJ Open 3(1) +PMID:23325896 [PubMed]
    4. Moderate pressure irrigation is the key
      1. Irrigation with syringe provides approximately 5-8 psi
    5. Irrigate with minimum of 250 to 500 cc, or 50-100 ml/cm wound length (use 1000 cc or more if contaminated)
      1. Normal Saline irrigation, compressible plastic bottles (250-500 cc) with plastic adapter OR
      2. Syringe 30-60 ml syringe (requires multiple refills) OR
      3. Placing wound under Running tap water
    6. Avoid irrigation with tissue destructive agents
      1. Hydrogen Peroxide (weak germacide)
      2. Betadine at stock concentration (9%)
        1. Always dilute Betadine (1:10)

Irrigation of wound (C0150410)

Definition (NIC) Flushing of an open wound to cleanse and remove debris and excessive drainage
Definition (ALT) Assessing and/or caring for a patient's wound(s) to maximize healing. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
Concepts Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061)
SnomedCT 225116006
English Wound Irrigation, Wound care each 15 minutes, wound irrigation, irrigation wound, Irrigation of wound, Wound irrigation, Irrigation of wound (procedure)
Dutch wondirrigatie
French Irrigation de plaie
German Wundenspuelung
Italian Irrigazione di ferita
Portuguese Irrigação de ferida
Spanish Irrigación de la herida, irrigación de herida (procedimiento), irrigación de herida
Japanese 創部洗浄, ｿｳﾌﾞｾﾝｼﾞｮｳ
Czech Výplach rány
Hungarian Seb irrigálás
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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