title: Simple test to distinguish between surgical and non-surgical pneumoperitoneum in ventilated neonates.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanhaesebrouck
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Praeter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parijs
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thiery
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen