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Adult Blunt Hepatic Trauma algorithm

Adult Blunt Hepatic Trauma Notes:
Introduction
Historic Perspective
Table 1 Note A  Note B Note C Note D Note E Note F  Note G Note H Note I Note J Note K Note L Note M Note N Note O  Note P References  

  

 
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Management of Adult Blunt Hepatic Trauma

 

Annotation for Point E

 

 If hemoperitoneum remains a concern in an unstable patient
with a negative FAST, a diagnostic peritoneal aspirate
should be considered. A positive diagnostic peritoneal aspirate
is aspiration greater than 10 mL of gross blood and
warrants operative exploration in an unstable patient.21

 

  
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