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instillation

 [in″stĭ-la´shun]
1. administration of a liquid drop by drop.
2. the putting of something into something else by a slow, persistent process.
hope instillation in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as facilitation of the development of a positive outlook in a given situation.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

in·stil·la·tion

(in-sti-lā'shŭn),
Dropping of a liquid on or into a body part.
[L. instillatio, fr. in-stillo, pp. -atus, to pour in by drops, fr. stilla, a drop]
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in·stil·la·tion

(in'sti-lā'shŭn)
Dropping liquid on or into a body part.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

in·stil·la·tion

(in'sti-lā'shŭn)
Dropping of a liquid on or into a body part.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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NPWT with instillation may have a role in earlier healing of the wounds.
COMPARISON OF STANDARD NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY ALONE WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY PLUS INSTILLATION OF NORMAL SALINE IN ACUTE TRAUMATIC WOUNDS
The possibility of cardiotoxicity in the form of perimyocarditis occurring in association with intravesical mitomycin C instillation following TURBT has not been studied and with no documented case reports in existing literature and only one instance of pericarditis attributed to intravesical MMC instillation in a retrospective analysis [16].
Acute Pericarditis Occurring Three Days after Intravesical Instillation of Mitomycin C after Transurethral Bladder Tumor Resection in a 64-Year-Old Woman
Anecdotal data from the study site identified patients reporting adverse effects, such as pain, tiredness, and drowsiness, after TURBT with an intravesical instillation. Symptoms may be increased to due to the present malignant process and the local or systemic side effects of an intravesical instillation of a chemotherapeutic agent.
Symptoms control for patients with superficial bladder cancers before and after TURBT and intravesical epirubicin instillation
Adherence to topical glaucoma medications and instillation technique were measured using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 [21-25] and a World Health Organization (WHO) recommended Eye Drop Instillation Technique [2, 9, 12, 26].
The Impact of Adherence and Instillation Proficiency of Topical Glaucoma Medications on Intraocular Pressure
Chundrigar et al (4) used 20 mL 0.25% Bupivacaine and 20 mL of saline for intraperitoneal instillation for postoperative laparoscopic surgery.
To study the analgesic effect of instillation of 20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine intraperitoneal route at the end of laparoscopic surgery with control 20 ml 0.9% saline intraperitoneally
It is not clear whether the deoxygenations that have been reported to occur during suctioning with normal saline instillation were clinically significant.
To instill or not to instill--is it still a question?
(9) The pathophysiology by which the instillation of BCG results in reactive arthritis is unknown.
Reactive arthritis following intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
Thirty-two patients (23.9%) died before abdominal closure, 18 in the instillation group and 14 in the control group (P = 0.817, Table 2).
VAWCM-instillation improves delayed primary fascial closure of open septic abdomen
If the high dose of nanomaterials was increased too much, even particles with low toxicity induced persistent inflammation, fibrosis, and tumor in the lung following not only intratracheal instillation but also inhalation.
Significance of persistent inflammation in respiratory disorders induced by nanoparticles
The use of Foley's catheter balloon alone has shown better results in achieving cervical ripening than 3mg dinoprostone vaginal passery and it is also very economical.3,8-11 The combined use of Foley's catheter balloon and instillation of extra amniotic PGF2alpha at regular interval has resulted in very short mean induction to expulsion interval and with minimal side effects.12,13
Termination of second trimester pregnancy: extra amniotic foley's catheter balloon with traction versus combined use of foley's catheter balloon and extra amniotic instillation of PGF2 alpha
Just like any other instillation this one draws critical attention to the eye and mind of the viewer.
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