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Profound stupor produced by passing an electric current through the brain.

Treatment modalities that use pulsed electrical currents to permeabilize cell membranes and thereby enhance uptake of substances into cells of the bo…

Division of tissues by a high-frequency current applied locally with a metal instrument or needle. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material which has been transported from a distant vessel by the bloodstream. Removal of a clot at…

A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as embo…

The transfer of mammalian embryos from an in vivo or in vitro environment to a suitable host to improve pregnancy or gestational outcome in human or …

First aid or other immediate intervention for accidents or medical conditions requiring immediate care and treatment before definitive medical and su…

Initial antibiotic treatment started before the exact causative organism is confirmed.

Empiric intravenous acyclovir used as a ClinicalGraph target concept for management / treatment.

Surgical excision, performed under general anesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed …

The excision of the thickened, atheromatous tunica intima of a carotid artery.

Surgery performed on any endocrine gland.

Surgical fistulization of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear with mastoid, subarachnoid or cochlear shunt. This procedure is used in the treat…

Procedures used for the targeted destruction of the mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity.

A method of stopping internal bleeding or blood flow, or the closure of a wound or body cavity, achieved by applying pressure or introducing an absor…

A minimally invasive surgical technique to repair aneurysms through the lumen of a blood vessel.

Minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic or therapeutic, performed within the BLOOD VESSELS. They may be perfomed via ANGIOSCOPY; INTERVENTIONAL MAG…

Exercise programs of relatively long duration and moderate intensity, which enhance maximal oxygen uptake, increasing PHYSICAL STAMINA.

Insertion of a solution or compound through the RECTUM with the purpose of cleansing the COLON or for diagnostic procedures.

A protocol of components related to preadmission, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care. The protocol is implemented with the goal of …

Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (i.e., the enteral route). This includes ora…

Adsorption of substances from the gastrointestinal tract onto an orally administered sorbent medium like activated charcoal. This technique is used t…

Creation of an artificial external opening or fistula in the intestines.

Therapeutic replacement or supplementation of defective or missing enzymes to alleviate the effects of enzyme deficiency (e.g., GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE re…

The use of enzymes to correct metabolic and physiological processes.

A procedure that modifies REFRACTIVE ERRORS by the transplantation of a donor CORNEA to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea.

An incision of the posterior vaginal wall and a portion of the pudenda which enlarges the vaginal introitus to facilitate delivery and prevent lacera…

An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a se…

Therapy assisted by the use of a horse and/or its movement, including equine-assisted psychotherapy, horseback riding, and hippotherapy.

The transfer of erythrocytes from a donor to a recipient or reinfusion to the donor.