(a) Correlation between the estimated and actual amounts of peritoneal fluid in patients with perforated peptic ulcer. n = 62, r = 0.919, Y = 45.753 + 0.678X, P < 0.01. (b) Correlation between the estimated and actual amounts of peritoneal fluid in patients with perforated gastric ulcer. n = 9, r = 0.980, Y = −264.939 + 1.057X, P < 0.01. (c) Correlation between the estimated and actual amounts of peritoneal fluid in patients with perforated duodenal ulcer. n = 53, r = 0.920, Y = 54.973 + 0.663X, P < 0.01.