evisceration /evis·cer·a·tion/ (
e-vis″er-a´shun)
1. removal of the abdominal viscera.
2. removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the sclera.
evisceration [ivis′ərā′shən] Etymology: L, ex + viscera, entrails
1 the removal of the viscera from the abdominal cavity; disembowelment.
2 the removal of the contents from an organ or an organ from its cavity.
3 the protrusion of an internal organ through a wound or surgical incision, especially in the abdominal wall. eviscerate, v.
evisceration [
e-vis″er-a´shun]
1. extrusion of viscera outside the body, especially through a surgical incision
Wound evisceration requires immediate attention. The surgeon must be notified. Using sterile technique, cover the wound site with gauze or a sterile towel moistened in sterile saline. Take measures to prevent shock. Do not leave the person's side. From Polaski and Tatro, 1996.
(see illustration).
extrusion of the viscera, or internal organs; disembowelment.
Removal of the inner contents of the eye with the exception of the sclera. It is usually performed when there is intraocular suppuration or pain in a blind eye. The intraocular contents are immediately replaced by a spherical implant (made of hydroxyapatite, polyethylene, or silicone rubber) and several weeks later by an artificial eye.
See enucleation.
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A. As a successful practicing doctor of Chinese medicine I can tell you this: it doesn't matter what a patient believes if the diagnosis and treatment is correct. I treat patients every day who benefit from treatment as seen by objective sign and symptom changes. I am not providing new-age this or that, or ambient music, or BS talk. It's a standardized form of medicine with a complete theory at its foundation. Those who say otherwise are uneducated, inexperienced, and full of empty speculative opinions. This is real clinical experience talking, having worked and practiced in 5 clinics with vastly different patient demographics.
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