Abdominal Ultrasound for Pediatric Blunt Trauma: FAST Is Not Always Better.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Comparing non-operative management of abdominal solid organ injuries in pediatric and adult blunt trauma: A meta-analysis and systematic review.Irish journal of medical science · 2026
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2. Who will be the bastions of pediatric trauma care?Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2025
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3. Uncommon presentation: isolated small bowel perforation after blunt abdominal trauma in a pediatric patient; a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023
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4. Development of a Consensus-Based Definition of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in Children.JAMA network open · 2022
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5. The Utility of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Enhanced Physical Examination in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2020
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6. Not so FAST-let's not abandon the pediatric focused assessment with sonography in trauma yet.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018
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7. Accuracy of Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (e-FAST) Performed by Emergency Medicine Residents in a Level One Tertiary Center of India.Advanced journal of emergency medicine · 2018
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Corrections and comments

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  Effect of Abdominal Ultrasound on Clinical Care, Outcomes, and Resource Use Among Children With Blunt Torso Trauma: A Randomized Clinical Trial.2017

Authors and funding

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