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In a series of 67 peritoneal lavages undertaken on 112 polytraumatized patients, the authors were able to demonstrate the diagnostic value of this method in few of a difficult or ambiguous clinical examination. Laparotomy was performed on 27 patients for whom the lavages were positive. The authors aimed at demonstrating the method's simplicity and value in the absence of other expensive diagnostic methods, aside from its simplicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Closed abdominal injuries: importance and results of peritoneal puncture-lavage].
Acta Chir Belg
October 1984
In a series of 138 closed abdominal trauma, observed during the past 10 years, the authors report their experience of the peritoneal lavage with a Diacath: the method is 97.8% accurate in determining the presence or absence of abdominal injuries. The abdominal signs and symptoms, with an accuracy of 58.
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