absorbable gelatin sponge

Preferred Label : absorbable gelatin sponge;

RADLEX synonyms : gelfoam;

Definition : Sterile, gelatin-base surgical sponge applied topically as an adjunct to hemostasis when the control of bleeding by conventional procedures is ineffective to reduce capillary ooze or is impractical. (From ama drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p797) [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0017238;

Details

Origin ID

RID11213;

UMLS CUI

C0017238;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Gelatin absorbable (sponge) [ICHI extension code]
- Gelfoam [ICHI extension code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Absorbable Gelatin Sponge [NCIt concept]
- Absorbable gelatin sponge [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Absorbable gelatin sponge (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [ATC Code]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [SNOMED Notion]
- gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH concept]
- gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Absorbable Gelatin Sponge [NCIt concept]
- Absorbable gelatin sponge [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Absorbable gelatin sponge (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [ATC Code]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [SNOMED Notion]
- gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH Descriptor]
- gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH concept]

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