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The surgical removal of HEMORRHOIDS.

Control of bleeding performed through the channel of the endoscope. Techniques include use of lasers, heater probes, bipolar electrocoagulation, and …

Control of bleeding during or after surgery.

Techniques for controlling bleeding.

Excision of all or part of the liver. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Surgical procedures undertaken to repair abnormal openings through which tissue or parts of organs can protrude or are already protruding.

Respiratory support system used primarily with rates of about 100 to 200/min with volumes of from about one to three times predicted anatomic dead sp…

Ventilatory support system using frequencies from 60-900 cycles/min or more. Three types of systems have been distinguished on the basis of rates, vo…

The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to destroy tissue. It is sometimes used in conjunction with but is distinct from INTERVENTIONAL ULTRAS…

Use of HIRUDINS as an anticoagulant in the treatment of cardiological and hematological disorders.

Health as viewed from the perspective that humans function as complete, integrated units rather than as aggregates of separate parts.

Use of any infusion therapy on an ambulatory, outpatient, or other non-institutionalized basis.

Nursing care given to an individual in the home. The care may be provided by a family member or a friend. Home nursing as care by a non-professional …

A system of therapeutics founded by Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), based on the Law of Similars where like cures like. Diseases are treated by highly …

Contraceptive methods that utilize HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS.

Therapeutic use of hormones to alleviate the effects of hormone deficiency.

A therapeutic approach in which the engagement of a person in gardening and plant-based activities are utilized in improving an individual's social, …

Specialized health care, supportive in nature, provided to a dying person. A holistic approach is often taken, providing patients and their families …

Patient-centered hospital discharge to home planning and transition.

The confinement of a patient in a hospital.

A therapeutic approach that focuses on modulating the host's immunity or interfering with cell mechanisms necessary for pathogen function, rather tha…

Procedures involving non-continuous blood purification (e.g., dialysis, filtration or perfusion) via vascular access with settings for dialysate and …

External application of water for therapeutic purposes, such as whirlpool baths or water shiatsu.

The science dealing with the establishment and maintenance of health in the individual and the group. It includes the conditions and practices conduc…

The therapeutic intermittent administration of oxygen in a chamber at greater than sea-level atmospheric pressures (three atmospheres). It is conside…

Abnormally high temperature intentionally induced in living things regionally or whole body. It is most often induced by radiation (heat waves, infra…

A cancer treatment that involves filling the abdominal cavity with heated chemotherapy drugs. It is performed after the surgeon removes tumors or les…

A state of increased receptivity to suggestion and direction, initially induced by the influence of another person or oneself.

Technique for treating DEHYDRATION and WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE by subcutaneous infusion of REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS.

Surgical removal or destruction of the hypophysis, or pituitary gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)