Peritoneal lavage in the diagnosis of intraperitoneal bleeding.
The ability of peritoneal lavage with normal saline to disclose intraperitoneal haemorrhage requiring surgical intervention was assessed in a prospektive study of 30 patients admitted after blunt abdominal trauma or on suspicioun of ruptured ectopic pregnancy. The results were compared with the results of a meticulous clinical examination including simple laboratory tests, and were found significantly more reliable in the management of these patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation