laser coagulation

Preferred Label : laser coagulation;

MeSH definition : The use of green light-producing LASERS to stop bleeding. The green light is selectively absorbed by HEMOGLOBIN, thus triggering BLOOD COAGULATION.;

MeSH synonym : coagulations, laser; laser coagulations; thermocoagulation, laser; laser thermocoagulation; laser thermocoagulations; thermocoagulations, laser; coagulation, laser;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with LIGHT COAGULATION or with LASER SURGERY; coordinate IM with disease /surg (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser coagulation;

Details

Origin ID

D017075;

UMLS CUI

C0086524;

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- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
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- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
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- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Laser beam photocoagulation (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- laser beam photocoagulation, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- laser coagulation [LOINC component]
Ne pas confondre avec
- light coagulation [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- laser coagulation [MeSH concept]
See also
- argon plasma coagulation [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Laser beam photocoagulation (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- laser beam photocoagulation, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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