title: Diagnostic abdominal paracentesis and lavage: experimental and clinical evaluations in the dog.
abstract: Diagnostic abdominal paracentesis and saline lavage, using a peritoneal dialysis catheter, was evaluated experimentally and clinically in dogs. Use of the catheter enabled detection of abdominal fluid in volumes as low as 0.2 ml/kg of body weight. In paracentesis, the catheter proved to be a more reliable means of detecting hemoperitoneum than did a needle. In 14 clinical cases of blunt trauma, use of the catheter provided reliable evidence of intraabdominal injury.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology; D003956:Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D011677:Punctures / Q000662:veterinary*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000662:veterinary*