1998
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.170.4.9580140
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Sonography as the primary screening technique for blunt abdominal trauma: experience with 899 patients.

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“…The trauma-related mortality is 3-15%, and 10% of the deaths are due to abdominal injuries. 8,9 Sonography has been used to evaluate abdominal trauma in Europe, Japan, and Canada for more than 20 years but has become popular in the United States only during the past decade. 3,10,11 Although sonography is included in the physical examination and primary assessment of trauma patients in many centers in North America, disputes remain about who should perform the sonographic examination (surgeons or radiologists), which anatomic areas should be examined, and which conditions warrant substitution of sonography for diagnostic peritoneal lavage or CT. 2,12,13 Many authors believe that FAST should be used in trauma patients to determine whether free fluid is present in order to assist in planning further management.…”
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“…The trauma-related mortality is 3-15%, and 10% of the deaths are due to abdominal injuries. 8,9 Sonography has been used to evaluate abdominal trauma in Europe, Japan, and Canada for more than 20 years but has become popular in the United States only during the past decade. 3,10,11 Although sonography is included in the physical examination and primary assessment of trauma patients in many centers in North America, disputes remain about who should perform the sonographic examination (surgeons or radiologists), which anatomic areas should be examined, and which conditions warrant substitution of sonography for diagnostic peritoneal lavage or CT. 2,12,13 Many authors believe that FAST should be used in trauma patients to determine whether free fluid is present in order to assist in planning further management.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3,10,11 Although sonography is included in the physical examination and primary assessment of trauma patients in many centers in North America, disputes remain about who should perform the sonographic examination (surgeons or radiologists), which anatomic areas should be examined, and which conditions warrant substitution of sonography for diagnostic peritoneal lavage or CT. 2,12,13 Many authors believe that FAST should be used in trauma patients to determine whether free fluid is present in order to assist in planning further management. 2,9 Other authors have advocated for FAST to play a more extensive role, including identification of parenchymal injury. 5,6,9 Since 1995, FAST examination has been included in the primary assessment of every multiple trauma patient at our center, including children of all ages.…”
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“…1 Usually, abdominal organ injuries alone are responsible for 10% of total trauma caused mortality. 2 Blunt trauma abdomen (BTA) is a common surgical emergency which may present as an isolated problem or as a part of poly trauma. 3 Road traffic (automobile) accident is the most common cause of blunt trauma abdomen.…”
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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Technique varies widely among trauma centers. The examination may consist of a brief survey for fluid alone, or it may include assessment of organ parenchyma.…”
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