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DEBRIDEMENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sharp wound debridement
1, record 1, English, sharp%20wound%20debridement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- débridement chirurgical
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9bridement%20chirurgical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
débridement chirurgical : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9bridement%20chirurgical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-01-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- debridement
1, record 2, English, debridement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- débridement
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9bridement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Section ou excision des brides qui compriment des tissus ou des organes, ou qui entravent la circulation, par exemple, débridement du collet dans les hernies étranglées. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9bridement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bride : formation fibreuse cloisonnant la cavité d'un abcès ou développée au niveau d'une cavité séreuse et résultant soit d'un processus pathologique viscéral soit d'un processus cicatriciel après intervention chirurgicale. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9bridement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- debridement
1, record 3, English, debridement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of removing dead, contaminated or adherent tissue or foreign material [in the treatment of wounds]. 1, record 3, English, - debridement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Debridement encompasses enzymatic debridement (as with proteolytic enzymes), mechanical nonselective debridement (as in a whirlpool), and sharp debridement (by surgery). 1, record 3, English, - debridement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- débridement
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9bridement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le cas d'une escarre, action d'enlever tous les tissus dévitalisés, nécrotiques ou infectés présents dans la plaie. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9bridement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le débridement peut prendre plusieurs formes : chirurgical, mécanique, autolytique ou enzymatique. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9bridement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- desbridamiento
1, record 3, Spanish, desbridamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1983-11-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- joint debridement 1, record 4, English, joint%20debridement
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- débridement de l'articulation 1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9bridement%20de%20l%27articulation
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir source pour contexte. 2, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9bridement%20de%20l%27articulation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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