Peritoneal Breach as an Indication for Exploratory Laparotomy in Penetrating Abdominal Stab Injury: Operative Findings in Haemodynamically Stable Patients

Table 3

CT findings in relation to operative findings.

Operative findings	Normal CT	Abnormal CT^1	value
Nonperitoneal-breaching injury	16 (94%)	1 (6%)	< 0.01
Peritoneum breached with organ injury	1 (3%)	32 (97%)	< 0.01
Peritoneum breached but no organ injury	14 (56%)	11 (44%)	0.01

Abnormal CT: intraperitoneal free fluid and/or organ damage.