“If the findings of imaging are inconclusive, a staging laparoscopy or laparotomy may be done before definitive surgery.”

“Patients who remain shocked after 3 litres of intravenous fluid usually have continued bleeding and require urgent laparotomy.”

“Subsequently, the patient underwent emergency laparotomy with partial gastrectomy.”

“Sites need not be marked for other procedures including those with a midline incision, cesarean-sections, laparotomies, and laparoscopies.”

“In all cases, the patients had undergone previous laparotomies at medical centers where powdered gloves were used.”

“The patients underwent three unnecessary laparotomies before the correct diagnosis was made.”