system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
when surgeons cut open the abdomen, wouldn’t the serous fluid leak from the peritoneal?
gpt
There’s not typically fluid within the peritoneal cavity - but if there is reactive inflammatory fluid or ascites, it’s suctioned. Little bleeders in the skin and subcutaneous tissue are cauterized on the way in. Hope that helps.