Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) has been extensively utilized and
studied in blunt and penetrating trauma for the past 3 decades. Prior to FAST, invasive …

Objective To assemble an international panel of experts to develop consensus
recommendations on selected important issues on the use of ultrasonography (US) in …

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The morbidity, mortality, and economic costs resulting from trauma in general, and blunt
abdominal trauma in particular, are substantial. The “panscan”(computed tomographic [CT] …

Objective To determine the accuracy of the Focused Assessment for the Sonographic
examination of the Trauma patient (FAST) when performed by trauma team members during …

Background Pelvic fractures may be associated with significant hemorrhage. Although this
hemorrhage may emanate from the pelvic vasculature, it may also be secondary to …

Background Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) as a screening tool in
the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma will lead to underdiagnosis of abdominal injuries …

Background The focused abdominal sonogram for trauma (FAST) has been used by
surgeons and emergency physicians (CLIN) to screen reliably for hemoperitoneum after …

In patients with major trauma, focused abdominal ultrasonography (US) often is the initial
imaging examination. US is readily available, requires minimal preparation time, and may …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to obtain the best estimates of the test
performance of abdominal ultrasonography (US) for identifying children with intraabdominal …