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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
A subset of ten consecutive patients who had sustained penetrating and blunt abdominal trauma came to the hospital with stable vital signs. None had any clinical evidence of intraperitoneal injury. All patients underwent peritoneal lavage, and surgical exploration was performed on the basis of a 100,000/cu mm in the effluent. Substantial intraperitoneal injury was found in nine of ten patients. We suggest that as a further refinement of peritoneal lavage, in addition to RBC count, the WBC count be measured in the effluent fluid and if it is found to be greater than 500/cu mm, surgical exploration be carried out.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0098-7484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
249
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
636-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
The importance of the WBC count in peritoneal lavage.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article