"DETECTION OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL INJURY IN TRAUMA PATIENTS: OUR EXPERIENCE WITH DIAGNOSTIC PERITONEAL LAVAGE"

Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is considered by many as the most important investigation for the early detection of intraperitoneal injury. The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy of DPL as a diagnostic method in evaluating abdominal trauma. A prospectively maintained database of all DPL...

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Main Author: J. Salimi M. Motamedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/367.pdf&manuscript_id=367