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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
The accuracy of diagnostic peritoneal lavage is compared to that of initial clinical evaluation in 46 pediatric patients with blunt abdominal trauma. The peritoneal lavage accuracy was 97.8%; the clinical accuracy was 71%. The use of a specially prepared 14-gauge trocar has made this technique safe for even very small children. The reliability and safety of diagnostic peritoneal lavage in this as well as in other series suggests that nonoperative or expectant treatment of the patient with blunt abdominal trauma can be safely substituted when peritoneal lavage is negative.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-5282
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
739-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnostic peritoneal lavage in pediatric trauma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article