TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic peritoneal lavage for blunt trauma in pregnant women
AU - Rothenberger, David A.
AU - Quattlebaum, Frank W.
AU - Zabel, Joan
AU - Fischer, Ronald P.
PY - 1977/11/1
Y1 - 1977/11/1
N2 - Twelve pregnant women underwent diagnostic peritoneal lavage for suspected blunt abdominal trauma. Peritoneal lavage was both safe and accurate. The lavage was negative in four patients. Two of these patients survived without clinical evidence of abdominal injuries. The absence of abdominal injuries was confirmed at autopsy in the two patients who subsequently died. Peritoneal lavage was positive for hemoperitoneum in eight patients. All eight had significant abdominal injuries.
AB - Twelve pregnant women underwent diagnostic peritoneal lavage for suspected blunt abdominal trauma. Peritoneal lavage was both safe and accurate. The lavage was negative in four patients. Two of these patients survived without clinical evidence of abdominal injuries. The absence of abdominal injuries was confirmed at autopsy in the two patients who subsequently died. Peritoneal lavage was positive for hemoperitoneum in eight patients. All eight had significant abdominal injuries.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9378(77)90083-7
DO - 10.1016/0002-9378(77)90083-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 910834
AN - SCOPUS:0017726313
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 129
SP - 479
EP - 481
JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 5
ER -