ArticleElectronic physician2016
Diagnostic accuracy of emergency-performed focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) in blunt abdominal trauma.
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- Point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosing thoracoabdominal injuries in patients with blunt trauma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- A rare case report of gallbladder perforation caused by trauma.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Expert consensus on interventional therapy for traumatic splenic bleeding.Journal of interventional medicine · 2020Article
- Ruptured Hepatic Artery Aneurysm.Cureus · 2020Article
- Diagnostic value of whole-body-focused ultrasonography in high-acuity patients in the emergency department: a prospective single-center cross-sectional study.The ultrasound journal · 2019Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma for blunt abdominal trauma in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2018Observational
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Pediatric Patients Performed by Emergency Medicine Residents versus Radiology Residents.Advanced journal of emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Ultrasonography in Emergency Department; a Diagnostic Tool for Better Examination and Decision-Making.Advanced journal of emergency medicine · 2018Review
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Abstract
introductionIntra-abdominal hemorrhage due to blunt abdominal trauma is a major cause of trauma-related mortality. Therefore, any action taken for facilitating the diagnosis of intra-abdominal hemorrhage could save the lives of patients more effectively. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) performed by emergency physicians.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study from February 2011 to January 2012 at 7
resultsDuring the study, 120 patients with abdominal blunt trauma were evaluated; the mean age of the patients was 33.0 ± 16.6 and the gender ratio was 3/1 (M/F). The results of FAST sonography by emergency physicians showed free fluid in the abdomen or pelvic spaces in 33 patients (27.5%), but this was not observed by the results of CT scans of six patients; sensitivity and specificity were 93.1 and 93.4%, respectively. As for tests performed by radiology residents, sensitivity was a bit higher (96.5%) with lower specificity (92.3%).
conclusionThe results suggested that emergency physicians can use ultrasonography as a safe and reliable method in evaluating blunt abdominal trauma.
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