Simple test to distinguish between surgical and non-surgical pneumoperitoneum in ventilated neonates.
A simple and accurate method is described for rapid differentiation of surgical and nonsurgical pneumoperitoneum by measuring the partial pressure of oxygen in intraperitoneal air with a blood gas analyser. Results in five ventilated neonates in whom this distinction was not possible by clinical or radiographic means are presented.
Vanhaesebrouck
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Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Leroy
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De Praeter
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Parijs
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Thiery
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D000388:Air / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*
D010100:Oxygen