Definition of Gastric lavage
1. Noun. Washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons. "When the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach"
Medical Definition of Gastric lavage
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A procedure used to empty the stomach of its contents. Performed using a flexible rubber tube that is passed through the mouth and advanced to the stomach.
This procedure includes the instillation of a balanced salt solution into the stomach (via the tube) followed by suctioning the fluid out of the stomach. An effective procedure in the treatment of toxic ingestions.
(27 Sep 1997)
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