we reviewed medical records and films of all 196 trauma patients who underwent computed tomography ( ct ) between june 1982 and october 1986 to see whether ct achieved the level of accuracy attributed to it , whether diagnostic peritoneal lavage ( dpl ) performed in conjunction with ct was a useful diagnostic test for blunt abdominal trauma , and whether laparotomy was mandatory when pelvic fluid collections were seen by ct after blunt trauma .
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