Background: Haemoabdomen (also sometimes called haemoperitoneum) is the pathological accumulation of blood within the peritoneal cavity and can present a challenging clinical scenario. It frequently combines an emergency presentation with a condition that can have many different causes, some of which carry a poor prognostic outlook and limited likely survival times. The main objectives for patients with haemoabdomen include re-establishing and supporting an effective circulating blood volume, confirming the diagnosis and identifying the extent of abnormalities present, maintaining oxygen-carrying capacity to the tissues and arresting/controlling ongoing haemorrhage.
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