Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Diagnostic peritoneal lavage: a review of indications, technique, and interpretation | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine BioMed Central Open Access Review Diagnostic peritoneal lavage a review of indications technique and interpretation Jill S Whitehouse 1 and John A Weigelt2 Address Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery 9200 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee WI 53226 USA and 2Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Division of Trauma Critical Care 9200 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee WI 53226 USA Email Jill S Whitehouse - jwhiteho@ John A Weigelt - jweigelt@ Corresponding author Published 8 March 2009 Received 21 January 2009 __ -r-T__ . -rnno . I I lo mn VIA I Accepted 8 March 2009 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009 17 13 doi l757-724l -17-13 This article is available from http content l7Zl l3 2009 Whitehouse and Weigelt licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Diagnostic peritoneal lavage DPL is a highly accurate test for evaluating intraperitoneal hemorrhage or a ruptured hollow viscus but is performed less frequently today due to the increased use of focused abdominal sonography for trauma FAST and helical computed tomography CT . All three of these exams have advantages and disadvantages and thus each still play unique roles in the evaluation of abdominal trauma. Since DPL is performed less frequently today a review of its indications technique and interpretation is pertinent. Introduction Diagnostic peritoneal lavage DPL is an invasive rapid and highly accurate test for evaluating intraperitoneal hemorrhage or a ruptured hollow viscus. DPL plays a role in both blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma. First described in 1965 DPL
