Laparoscopy as method for injury detection in anterior abdominal stab wounds
Date First Published:
January 31, 2017
Last Updated:
January 31, 2017
Report by:
Laura Morrow, ST1 Emergency Medicine (Plymouth NHS Hospitals Trust)
Search checked by:
Hannah Downing , Plymouth NHS Hospitals Trust
Three-Part Question:
In [patients with anterior abdominal stab wounds] does [laparoscopy] reliably detect [intra-abdominal injury / peritoneal perforation]