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Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
2012During the last decade, focused assessment with sonography for trauma has increasingly become the initial diagnostic modality of choice for trauma patients. Emergency physicians practicing in general hospitals must often quickly evaluate and treat the patient at their hospital.
Federica Marini, Alfonso Lagi
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Focused assessment with sonography for trauma: the FAST scan
Trauma, 2008Focused assessment with sonography for trauma or focused abdominal sonography for trauma — the FAST scan, has become a useful modality for the initial evaluation of patients with blunt abdominal trauma. The technique is used to identify free fluid in the abdomen and pelvis and to detect the presence of a pericardial effusion.
D. Michaelides +2 more
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Not so FAST? Focused assessment with sonography for trauma in paediatrics [PDF]
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2009 Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) is a routine screening tool in trauma. Limited data exist on the use of FAST in paediatric trauma. It has been suggested that the number of normal CT scans may be decreased with the use of rapid FAST, thereby reducing cost and …
S. Vaidya +4 more
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Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma in Weightlessness: A Feasibility Study
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2003The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) examines for fluid in gravitationally dependent regions. There is no prior experience with this technique in weightlessness, such as on the International Space Station, where sonography is currently the only diagnostic imaging tool.A ground-based (1 g) porcine model for sonography was developed ...
Ashot E. Sargsyan +9 more
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Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
2018Ultrasound has revolutionized our ability to rapidly and noninvasively assess for life-threatening injuries requiring operative intervention in patients who have sustained blunt or penetrating trauma. The Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma, or the EFAST exam, allows physicians to look inside the abdomen to assess for hemorrhage, the
Michael Vitto, Angela Bray Creditt
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Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma: Methods, Accuracy, and Indications
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2011Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) is an invaluable adjunct in the management of trauma patients for detection of free intra-abdominal and pericardial fluid. Over the past 2 decades, the use of this technique has increased significantly. This article reviews the clinical application and future direction of FAST.
Jody M. Riherd, Nirav Patel
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Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (EFAST) Exam
Journal of Medical Insight, 2021This video-article covers pertinent information related to the focused assessment with sonography for trauma exam, which evaluates the pericardial, hepatorenal, splenorenal, and suprapubic regions for free fluid in a trauma patient. It also covers additional information regarding the extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (EFAST) exam ...
Kristin Lewis +3 more
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Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
DeckerMed Surgery, 2022Elise Hart, David Barounis
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A Potential Pitfall of Using Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in Pediatric Trauma
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2018Prospective studies have shown sensitivities of 73% to 88% and specificities of 98% to 100% for using the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination to identify free fluid in adult trauma patients. However, the efficacy of FAST examinations for pediatric trauma patients has not been well defined, and studies looking at diagnostic ...
Walter F. Kuhn +2 more
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Extending the Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Examination in Children
Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2011Across the United States, injuries from trauma are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in children aged 19 years and younger. Over the past 2 decades, the “focused assessment with sonography for trauma” (FAST) examination has become a core application of emergency department ultrasound.
James W. Tsung, Lana M. Friedman
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