Focused assessment with sonography for trauma in predicting early surgical intervention in hemodynamically unstable children with blunt abdominal trauma

Focused assessment with sonography for trauma in predicting early surgical intervention in hemodynamically unstable children with blunt abdominal trauma

Abstract Objectives The predictive accuracy and clinical role of the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma are uncertain. This study investigates the performance of the emergency department (ED) FAST exam to predict early surgical intervention...

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Main Authors: Megan K. Long, Mohammed K. Vohra, Austin Bonnette, Pablo D. Vega Parra, Sara K. Miller, Emily Ayub, Henry E. Wang, Marylou Cardenas‐Turanzas, Richard Gordon, Irma T. Ugalde, Myron Allukian, Hannah E. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
abdominal/gastrointestinal
angiography
blunt injury
FAST exam
focused assessment with sonography for trauma
hypotension
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12650

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https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12650

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