Assertion: diagnostic peritoneal lavage | /r/HasProperty | dpl
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text: Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is useful in detecting intra-abdominal injuries in trauma patients.
text: The roles of diagnostic laparoscopy (DL), local wound exploration (LWE), diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL), ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT), all aimed at reducing hospital stay and negative laparotomy rates, remain unclear.
text: One procedure used to determine whether blunt trauma victims require surgery is diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL).
text: For application of FAST and CT scan in the evaluation of abdominal trauma, diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is no longer the preferred option clinically.
text: Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) or diagnostic peritoneal aspiration (DPA) is a surgical diagnostic procedure to determine if there is free floating fluid (most often blood) in the abdominal cavity.