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The search for detection of a peritoneal effusion or a pneumoperitoneum is of critical importance in the critically ill patient. The peritoneum covers the major part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, abdominal organs, and the abdominal wall. The abdomen is an area where, traditionally, gas collections have discouraged the operators. The static and dynamic analysis of the air will be used for prompting life-saving diagnoses anyway. The abdomen was dealt with before the lung chapters, which standardize this semiotic of air. Meanwhile, one practical suggested label for designating the abdominal gas structures is the term “G-lines” – G for gut.
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Lichtenstein, D.A. (2010). Peritoneum. In: Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05328-3_5
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