Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
exploration blanche
English translation:
negative examination/investigation
Added to glossary by
liz askew
Apr 24, 2019 09:39
5 yrs ago
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French term
exploration blanche
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
This is one of a list of urgent medical procedures (hand surgery). I'm not quite sure of its meaning. I'd guess at something along the lines of inconclusive examination or even exploratory examination but I'm not sure. Can anyone help. Thanks
Proposed translations
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4 +2 | negative examination/investigation | liz askew |
3 | simulated exam(ination) | David Morsillo |
1 | bloodless exploration | Anne Schulz |
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May 16, 2019 10:19: liz askew Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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negative examination/investigation
https://emj.bmj.com/content/22/11/790
by C Ertekin - 2005 - Cited by 94 - Related articles
The number of therapeutic, non-therapeutic, and negative laparotomies were recorded. Results: Non-operative management was successful in 79% of patients.
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https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ejfdCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA206&lp...
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https://www.academia.edu/.../LAPAROSCOPY_VERSUS_LAPAROTOMY_I...
Laparotomy is the usual surgical treatment of penetrating abdominal injuries. .... Laparotomy was considered negative if there was no peritoneal penetration ...
by C Ertekin - 2005 - Cited by 94 - Related articles
The number of therapeutic, non-therapeutic, and negative laparotomies were recorded. Results: Non-operative management was successful in 79% of patients.
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Note added at 18 mins (2019-04-24 09:57:33 GMT)
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https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ejfdCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA206&lp...
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Note added at 20 mins (2019-04-24 10:00:16 GMT)
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https://www.academia.edu/.../LAPAROSCOPY_VERSUS_LAPAROTOMY_I...
Laparotomy is the usual surgical treatment of penetrating abdominal injuries. .... Laparotomy was considered negative if there was no peritoneal penetration ...
Peer comment(s):
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B D Finch
: https://docplayer.fr/20999134-J-m-carcopino-a-poignard-t-cuc...
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Thank you!
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El Mehdi Hakkou
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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bloodless exploration
...using a tourniquet for creating a bloodless field for surgical exploration, maybe?
Operative Techniques in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgery
https://books.google.de/books?isbn=1496347579
Thomas R. Hunt - 2016 - Medical
The surgeon should anticipate the need for tendon graft or transfer for ... Approach Wound exploration and débridement are performed in a bloodless field, with ...
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I guess what it boils down to is: are we talking about medical procedures, or: what is a "medical procedure"? I personally would classify a negative or inconclusive investigation as a finding/outcome or condition (situation) rather than a medical procedure, but you may, of course, argue that an investigation is a procedure.
Same with your table: while the heading says "actes opératoires", the items are mostly what I would call "conditions" or intraoperative "findings", yet, you may read the items as "Repair/Treamtment of..." (implying what is explicitly stated in the last item, "Évacuation hématome"), which would make them "procedures".
My answer, and my reservations regarding "negative/inconclusive examination", are of course based on my own understanding of the term "medical procedure" which may or may not apply to your query.
Operative Techniques in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgery
https://books.google.de/books?isbn=1496347579
Thomas R. Hunt - 2016 - Medical
The surgeon should anticipate the need for tendon graft or transfer for ... Approach Wound exploration and débridement are performed in a bloodless field, with ...
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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2019-04-25 11:11:35 GMT)
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I guess what it boils down to is: are we talking about medical procedures, or: what is a "medical procedure"? I personally would classify a negative or inconclusive investigation as a finding/outcome or condition (situation) rather than a medical procedure, but you may, of course, argue that an investigation is a procedure.
Same with your table: while the heading says "actes opératoires", the items are mostly what I would call "conditions" or intraoperative "findings", yet, you may read the items as "Repair/Treamtment of..." (implying what is explicitly stated in the last item, "Évacuation hématome"), which would make them "procedures".
My answer, and my reservations regarding "negative/inconclusive examination", are of course based on my own understanding of the term "medical procedure" which may or may not apply to your query.
Peer comment(s):
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B D Finch
: Not what it means.// Knowledge of the French language.
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Thank you for your comment. What makes you so sure?
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Sue Davis
: Think this is most likely - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17414359
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Thank you Sue :-)
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simulated exam(ination)
Hello all,
I'm no expert, but this entry got me thinking. It's a tough one because French is rather abstract. So my suggestion comes from the meanings and nuances of 'blanc' that I could come up with with the help of a dictionary. I think here it might mean a something like a mock procedure or exam, something preliminary before another "real" procedure is performed.
Just a guess. Maybe it'll help
I'm no expert, but this entry got me thinking. It's a tough one because French is rather abstract. So my suggestion comes from the meanings and nuances of 'blanc' that I could come up with with the help of a dictionary. I think here it might mean a something like a mock procedure or exam, something preliminary before another "real" procedure is performed.
Just a guess. Maybe it'll help
Reference comments
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Reference:
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https://www.researchgate.net/.../280805256_Plaies_penetrante... - Translate this page
9 Aug 2015 - d'intervention secondaire de 17,2% ; les autres cas de morbidité ne ... Le taux de laparotomies blanches ou inutiles était de 25% dans le.
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9 Aug 2015 - d'intervention secondaire de 17,2% ; les autres cas de morbidité ne ... Le taux de laparotomies blanches ou inutiles était de 25% dans le.
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