ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025
Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma in the Emergency Department: A Comprehensive Review.
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- A Comprehensive Review of the Approach to Ultrasonography in Neonatal Shock: The Partnership Between Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography and Point-of-Care Ultrasound.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma injury pattern associations in blunt versus penetrating trauma.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2026Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic ultrasound for detection of pneumothorax, hemothorax, and lung contusion in trauma patients: comparison with chest radiography.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- The great mimic: how E-FAST unmasked a cardiac rupture masquerading as head trauma.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Positive eFAST-Not so FAST.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026Article
- Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of paramedic-performed prehospital point-of-care ultrasound: a retrospective observational study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Observational
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Automated Analysis for Pleural Effusion Detection on Thoracic Ultrasound: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The application of focused assessment with sonography for trauma in resource-limited settings: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Case Report: Multimodal ultrasound diagnosis of traumatic right coronary sinus rupture combined with atrial septal tears.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- A clinical decision instrument to safely reduce abdominopelvic CT use in minor blunt trauma patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
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- An Unexpected Cause of Shock in a Trauma Patient with Hemodynamic Instability: A Case Report.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
The Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) plays a crucial role in the emergency department (ED) by providing rapid and non-invasive diagnostic information in trauma patients. It is a diagnostic-free fluid detection technique that uses sonography to assess trauma in different anatomical windows of the chest and abdomen and has been accepted in multiple studies as the initial diagnostic tool for torso injuries in blunt abdominal trauma. By promptly identifying potentially life-threatening injuries, such as haemoperitoneum, haemothorax, and cardiac tamponade, eFAST facilitates timely intervention and improves patient outcomes in the ED. The eFAST exam is reliable, with high sensitivity and specificity, even when performed by non-radiological personnel, saving time and resources in the chaotic emergency environment. This review aims to assess the diagnostic reliability and limitations of eFAST in different trauma conditions and to outline its goals in trauma critical care and in "ABCDE" resuscitation.
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