Talk:Exploratory laparotomy

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I plan on substantially revising this start-class article over the next month as a part of a WikiProject Medicine editing class. I specifically intend to: •	Restructure to include the following: EPIDEMIOLOGY, INDICATIONS, PROCEDURE (with diagrams), COMPLICATIONS, RECOVERY •	Add information on non-trauma indications including cancer staging, GI bleeding, GI perforation •	Add additional in-links •	Add additional references •	Increase lay readability of existing content

88meded (talk) 11:28, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 October 2020 and 20 November 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): 88meded.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 21:00, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Peer Review
I am a member of the WikiProject class that is involved in editing this article, and will be providing peer review of the page.

Lead Section: The introductory sentence is concise and describes the article topic in a single sentence. The subsequent summary section is currently a single sentence which may be more readable if broken up into shorter sentences. A brief expansion of this section may also be helpful to summarize the new topics that were added as part of this class.

Organization: The overall organization is clear with appropriate headings and subheadings. Appropriate transitions are used between sections that make it clear and readable. I also really like how you organized the “additional maneuvers” section into a table; I think that is a great way to present that information.

Content: The article covers info relevant to the topic and includes relevant links to help the reader gain background understanding of the terms used in the body of the article (particularly important for an anatomy-heavy page such as this). I think the additions that you’ve made so far (such as adding sections on outcomes and recovery) are really helpful for rounding out the page. Two very small details that may need to be addressed are:
 * Red text: “bowel repair” (page does not exist)
 * Link to “iliac arteries” (disambiguation needed)

Tone: Neutral coverage of the topic, language is formal and appropriate.

References: Most statements have appropriate sources, but a few statements at the end of paragraphs or bulleted lists have unclear sourcing. Most sources used are appropriate (good mix of textbooks and review articles), and the references include are complete in their citation. However, there are still a handful of primary sources listed (currently references # 11, 12, 13).

ACMetro (talk) 16:35, 13 November 2020 (UTC)