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Hemoperitoneum: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: aka intraperitoneal hemorrhage

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Prevalence

Population / CalculatorPrevalence Comments / Study / Link
Patients presenting with blunt abdominal trauma 6% for injuries requiring laparotomy (not just bleeding)

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1999 Feb;17(1):63-75, viii. PMID: 10101341

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Sensitive and Specific Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Abdominal CT Edit 98%100%

Various studies have shown sens, spec all >92%. These particular numbers are from a large retrospective analysis. Note that oral contrast is unnecessary.

Study: Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1999 Feb;17(1):63-75, viii. PMID: 10101341

Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage Edit 94%96%

These studies evaluated for presence of any abdominal injury and were done in days when many more of these went to surgery than is currently done.

Some series noted up to a 5% complication rate.

from Gavi:

Positive results are considered:

10 ml of gross blood, enteric content aspirate, RBC count >100,000/mL, or a WBC count of > 500/mL

Study: Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1999 Feb;17(1):63-75, viii. PMID: 10101341

Specific Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Abdominal US Edit 81%96%

i.e. FAST. Note that US can only detect hemoperitoneum, not isolated damage to abdominal organs.

Study: Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1999 Feb;17(1):63-75, viii. PMID: 10101341