Emergency Department Ultrasound Is not a Sensitive Detector of Solid Organ Injury

Emergency Department Ultrasound Is not a Sensitive Detector of Solid Organ Injury

Objective: To estimate the sensitivity and specificity of emergency department (ED) ultrasound for the detection of solid organ injury following blunt abdominal trauma.Methods: A prospective cohort study performed in the ED of an urban Level I trauma center on patients who sustained blunt abdominal...

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Main Authors: Kendall, John L, Faragher, Jeffrey, Hewitt, Gwendolyn J, Burcham, Gregory, Haukoos, Jason S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2009-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Solid organ injury
hemoperitoneum
ultrasound
FAST exam
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1nz6k1th

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