| Autor: |
van Dongen LM, de Boer HH |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Injury [Injury] 1985 Jan; Vol. 16 (4), pp. 227-9. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/s0020-1383(85)80003-6 |
| Abstrakt: |
Peritoneal lavage is a sensitive method of detecting intra-abdominal injuries following closed abdominal injury. Our indications for peritoneal lavage are: severe head injury, severe thoracic injury, unexplained hypotension in a patient with possible blunt abdominal injury and patients on artificial ventilation. We present 40 patients with multiple injuries who underwent peritoneal lavage for suspected closed abdominal injury. Twenty-two lavages were positive and 19 laparotomies were performed, of which 18 revealed intra-abdominal injuries. Eighteen lavages were negative; no laparotomy was performed in this group. There was one false positive, but no false negative lavage. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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