FAST as a predictor of clinical outcome in blunt abdominal trauma

FAST as a predictor of clinical outcome in blunt abdominal trauma

Background. Peer-reviewed literature demonstrates increasing support for the use of focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) in the setting of blunt trauma, one study demonstrating the sensitivity and specificity of FAST for the detection of free fluid to be 0.64 - 0.98 and 0.86 - 1.00, respect...

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Main Authors: Benjamin M Terry, David Blehar, Romolo Gaspari, Arthur Thomas Maydell, Fourie Abraham Bezuidenhout, Savvas Andronikou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Subjects:
Blunt abdominal trauma, focussed abdominal sonography in trauma
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/352

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