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Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) [PDF]

Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2023
The main cause of death in traumas is hypovolemic shock. Physical examination is limited to detect hemopericardium, hemoperitoneum, and hemopneumothorax. Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for traumatic injury evaluation.
Paulo Savoia, Shri Krishna Jayanthi, Maria Cristina Chammas   +2 more
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Focused assessment with sonography for trauma [PDF]

Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2021
A 75-year-old female without a past medical history crashed into the change box in bus at an emergency brake when taking a bus this morning. The chief complaint was right side upper abdominal pain. Her vital sign on arrival was as follows: blood pressure
Pei-Hsiu Wang, Hao-Yang Lin, Po-Yuan Chang, Wan-Ching Lien   +3 more
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The efficiency of focused assessment with sonography for trauma in pediatric patients with blunt torso trauma [PDF]

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2022
Introduction: Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) has attracted attention for its use in the detection of intra-abdominal pathology for pediatric patients. However, computed tomography (CT) remains the gold standard for the assessment of
Ozlem Inci, Yusuf Ali Altuncı, Ozge Can, Funda Karbek Akarca, Murat Ersel   +4 more
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Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in Blunt Abdominal Trauma [PDF]

Emergency Medicine International, 2022
Purpose. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and outcomes of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) and determine the factors associated with true-positive FAST results. Methods. The FAST results from 2016 to 2020 were retrospectively
Tae Ah Kim, Junsik Kwon, Byung Hee Kang
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Hemoperitoneum identified by focused assessment with sonography for trauma following cardiopulmonary resuscitation [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
It is generally recognized that lives are saved by administering high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to patients in cardiac arrest. A focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination is an effective and non–invasive method ...
Nina Liu, BS, Kevin R. Roth, DO, Danielle A. Nesbit, DO, Justin R. Giordano, DO, Joseph J. Stirparo, MD, Andrew H. Miller, DO   +5 more
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Efficacy of extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma using a portable handheld device for detecting hemothorax in a low resource setting; a multicenter longitudinal study. [PDF]

BMC Med Imaging, 2022
Introduction Chest trauma is one of the most important and commonest injuries that require timely diagnosis, accounting for 25–50% of trauma related deaths globally. Although CT scan is the gold standard for detection of haemothorax, it is only useful in
Kithinji SM, Lule H, Acan M, Kyomukama L, Muhumuza J, Kyamanywa P.   +5 more
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Implanted Penile Prosthetic Visualized During Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Examination: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2023
Introduction: This is a case report of an implanted penile prosthetic visualized during focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination.
Kevin Chambers, Geoffrey Comp
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Anatomical Correlation for Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
When learning the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam, anatomical orientation can be difficult, especially in the subxiphoid and upper quadrant views. To facilitate understanding in these areas, a novel in-situ cadaver dissection was used to demonstrate anatomy related to the FAST exam.
Wackerly R, Thomas K, Loomis T, Moeller D, Loomis M.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Reliability of Physician Estimation of Pelvic Free Fluid Volume on the Pediatric Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma. [PDF]

J Ultrasound Med
To evaluate the reliability of physician gestalt estimation of pelvic free fluid volume on pediatric Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST). To determine a reliable cut‐off volume and characteristics associated with small pelvic free fluid.
Shaahinfar A, Wiebelhaus JR, Addo N, Cohen RA, Karakas-Rothey P, Kornblith AE.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Limitations of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma in Pelvic Trauma: A Retrospective Review of False-Positive Results and Non-Therapeutic Laparotomies [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) is an important adjunct for quickly detecting intra-abdominal hemorrhage. The study was aimed to identify the incidence of non-therapeutic laparotomies with positive FAST result and ...
Pankaj Kumar, Swastik Sourav Mishra, Mantu Jain, Sujit Tripathy, Kasthala Sanjay Raj, Siddharth Satyakam Pradhan   +5 more
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