Salvage
Salvage (Medicine)
Salvage (pronounced: /ˈsalvij/) is a term used in medicine to refer to a treatment or procedure that is attempted after the failure of standard therapy. The term is derived from the Old French word 'salver', meaning 'to save'.
Etymology
The term 'salvage' comes from the Old French 'salver', which means 'to save'. It was first used in the medical context in the late 19th century to describe a last-ditch effort to save a patient after conventional treatments have failed.
Usage in Medicine
In medicine, salvage is often used in the context of cancer treatment. A salvage therapy or salvage treatment is a form of therapy given after an illness does not respond to standard treatment. The most common use of salvage therapy is in oncology, where it is used after first-line therapies have failed to control the disease.
Salvage can also refer to the process of salvage surgery, which is surgery performed in an attempt to save a patient's life or to improve their quality of life after other treatments have failed. This is often the case in advanced stages of cancer, where the disease has spread too far for standard treatments to be effective.
Related Terms
- Salvage therapy: A form of therapy given after an illness does not respond to standard treatment.
- Salvage surgery: Surgery performed in an attempt to save a patient's life or to improve their quality of life after other treatments have failed.
- Salvageable tissue: Tissue that can potentially be saved through medical intervention.
- Salvage radiation: Radiation therapy used as a last resort when other treatments have failed.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Salvage
- Wikipedia's article - Salvage
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