Peritoneal lavage in blunt XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1661 @entity235 @entity548
A prospective study of an Intracath method of diagnostic peritoneal lavage was done of 100 @entity1 with blunt @entity1661 . Initial results in @entity235 confirmed the reliability and sensitivity of the technique. In @entity1 , it proved to be 96 per cent accurate. Fifty-eight @entity1 had true-positive results, and in 52 of these, subsequent laparotomy demonstrated significant hemoperitoneum and intra-abdominal injury. Six @entity1 had intra-abdominal injuries of limited significance. Thirty-eight of these @entity1 were considered to have true-negative results. In one @entity1 , false-negative, signs of @entity548 later developed, and a splenectomy was performed without incidence. There were three false-positive results. These @entity1 underwent laparotomy and recovered without a problem. The only complications noted were puncture of the urinary bladder in one @entity1 and subcutaneous infusions of lavage fluid in two @entity1 which were recognized during the procedure. Results of this study demonstrate the safety and reliability of the Intracath method of peritoneal lavage for @entity1 with blunt @entity1661 .
