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Splenic Heterogeneity in Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Scan Led to the Diagnosis of Grade 2 Splenic Injury in a Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus, 2022
Splenic injuries are one of the most common injuries following blunt abdominal trauma. It occurs in 32% of blunt abdominal trauma, with motor vehicle accidents being the most common cause.
Alswaimil NF   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Role of FAST in blunt trauma abdomen: A promising diagnostic tool to evaluate management in patients and comparison of its accuracy with CT and laparotomy

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) is a limited ultrasound examination directed solely at identifying the presence of free intraperitoneal or pericardial fluid.
Brij Mohan Singh Pokhariya   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Consensus-Based Definition of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in Children.

open access: yesJAMA Netw Open, 2022
This qualitative study describes the use of a modified Delphi process for soliciting the input of a panel of experts in defining a standardized examination protocol for pediatric patients with a blunt torso trauma.
Kornblith AE   +28 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment of Tropical Infectious Diseases—A Review of Applications and Perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The development of good quality and affordable ultrasound machines has led to the establishment and implementation of numerous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) protocols in various medical disciplines.
Abdalla   +111 more
core   +12 more sources

Urgent ultrasonographic diagnostics in acute traumatic abdominal conditions: Urgent ultrasound in abdominal trauma [PDF]

open access: yesSerbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, 2021
Clearly defined protocols and multidisciplinary approach present a milestone for patients' condition evaluation. Ultrasound is a fast, accessible, non-invasive and repeatable radiological examination and has an important place in the trauma algorithms ...
Vasin Dragan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Performed by Emergency Medicine Residents

open access: yesPakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 2023
Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) performed by emergency medicine residents to detect intra-peritoneal free fluid in blunt trauma patients. Design: Randomized control trial. Place and duration of study:
Rafia Shoukat   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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