Percutaneous peritoneal lavage using the Veress needle: a preliminary report

Lockhart, C.M.; Gerding, R.L.; Imbembo, A.L.; Shuck, J.M.

Journal of Trauma 27(10): 1181-1185

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5282
PMID: 3669111
Document Number: 290318
A modification of past percutaneous methods for peritoneal lavage is described which combines the safety of the Veress Needle with the utility of a readily available introducer-dilator catheter. The technique has been used in 30 patients seen for blunt abdominal trauma and has been found to be a reliable and accurate method for peritoneal lavage.

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