Objective The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility and feasibility of abdominal
ultrasound (US) in blunt trauma patients. Design This prospective study examined the …

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TIE „JOURNAL OF TRAUMA Copyright 1991 by The Williams & Wilkins Co. Vol. 31, No. 2 Intl …

During a fourteen year period, diagnostic peritoneal lavage was 98.5 per cent accurate in
determining the presence or absence of blunt intraabdominal injuries among 2,586 patients …

The records of 92 patients who sustained fractures of the transverse processes of thoracic or
lumbar vertebrae between 1976 and mid-1982 were reviewed. The majority were injured in …

Abstract From January 1974 through July 1979, 1,588 patients underwent diagnostic
peritoneal lavage. The test had an accuracy of 98.6%, sensitivity of 94.3%, and specificity of …

Of 29 blunt trauma victims with a diagnostic peritoneal lavage white blood cell count (DPL:
WBC)≥ 500/mm 3 as the sole positive lavage criterion, only four underwent laparotomy at …

Purpose To test the usefulness of diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) for identifying blunt
hollow visceral injury with two different sets of criteria or a combination of the two. Methods …

The value of repeating diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) when initial results are
indeterminate or negative has not been defined. From January 1974 to June 1980, 1884 …

ASPIRATION OF FREE BLOOD FROM THE PERITONEAL CAVITY DOES NOT MANDATE
IMMEDIATE LAPAROTOMY Contents 1.Materials and Methods 2.Results 3.Discussion 4.Conclusion …

Allgower, in a report on infection and trauma, defines 'polytrauma'as injury to any body cavity
(head, thorax, or abdomen) together with one or more major fractures of long bone and …