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IRRIGATION. The act of wetting or moistening the ground by artificial means.
     2. The owner of land over which there is a current stream, is, as such, the proprietor of the current. 4 Mason's R. 400. It seems the riparian proprietor may avail himself of the river for irrigation, provided the river be not thereby materially lessened, and the water absorbed be imperceptible or trifling. Ang. W. C. 34; and vide 1 Root's R. 535; 8 Greenl. R. 266; 2 Conn. R. 584; 2 Swift's Syst. 87; 7 Mass. R. 136; 13 Mass. R. 420; 1 Swift's Dig. 111; 5 Pick. R. 175; 9 Pick. 59; 6 Bing. R. 379; 5 Esp. R. 56; 2 Conn. R. 584; Ham. N. P. 199; 2 Chit. Bl. Com. 403, n. 7; 22 Vin. Ab. 525; 1 Vin. Ab. 657; Bac. Ab. Action on the case, F. The French law coincides with our own. 1 Lois des Batimens, sect. 1, art. 3, page 21.

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When possible, with the larger diameter of the cystoscope relative to a Foley catheter, effective clot evacuation can proceed, possibly concomitant with the placement of a suprapubic catheter for more facile post-operative bladder irrigation. (6) Focal bleeding vessels can be cauterized either with a Bugbee electrode or laser fiber, though aggressive, diffuse fulguration risks potential late scar formation and bladder capacity compromise.
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Vigil et al., "Continuous versus intermittent bladder irrigation of amphotericin B for the treatment of candiduria," Journal of Urology, vol.
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Abbreviations IMT: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor CBI: Continuous bladder irrigation ALK: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase.
Diagnosing and Treating Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Bladder
The specimens were submitted as voided urine (n = 12; 67%), bladder irrigation (n = 4; 22%), ureteral brush (n = 1; 6%), and nephrostomy tube (n = 1; 6%) samples.
Comparative Evaluation of ProEx C and ImmunoCyt/uCyt Assays in Atypical Urine Cytology
The number of platelet infusion was reduced, and the bladder irrigation was discontinued from day 26.
Choreito, a formula from Japanese traditional medicine (Kampo medicine), for massive hemorrhagic cystitis and clot retention in a pediatric patient with refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia
To facilitate the urinary flow, placement of urinary catheter is sometimes needed for intermittent or continuous bladder irrigation. Instillation of agents such as alum, silver nitrate, prostaglandin (PG) or formalin is the therapeutic intervention used to halt hemorrhage in severe HC [4-7].
Hyperbaric oxygen: an important treatment modality in severe hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation/Hiperbarik oksijen: allojeneik hematopoietik kok hucre nakli sonrasi gelisen agir hemorajik sistit olgularinda onemli bir tedavi secenegi
Another study showed a decrease in body temperature with the onset of epidural anaesthesia, before bladder irrigation was commenced (Hahn 1993), indicating that this may partly contribute to heat loss.
The effects of irrigation fluid on core temperature in endoscopic urological surgery
By contrast, attending to bladder irrigation was much less frequent (n=8).
Enrolled nurse skill extension: Metropolitan myth or rural reality?
Lemons recently received the 2003 Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the International Campaign for Cures of Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis [ICCP].) The other continuation grant went to Ken Waites, M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, for "Evaluation of Three Bladder Irrigation Methods for Treatment of UTI in Persons With SCI."
PVA awards $1 million in research grants
Immediate post-operative period bladder irrigation was maintained with three way catheter.
A rare association of a big vesical calculus with uterovaginal prolapse: a case report
Urinary tract infections with Burkholderia cepacia have been associated after bladder irrigation or use of contaminated hospital objects.
Recurrent urinary tract infection by Burkholderia cepacia in a live related renal transplant recipient
* Provide bladder irrigation and/or instillation of medication.
Development of an evidence-based protocol for reduction of indwelling urinary catheter usage

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