Findings and limitations of focused ultrasound as a possible screening test in stable adult patients with blunt abdominal trauma: a Greek study

Our objective is to underline the place of FAST (focus assessment by sonography for trauma) ultrasonography (US) in the investigation of blunt abdominal trauma. We retrospectively examined the ultrasound findings in 1,999 haemodynamically stable adult patients. These people were admitted to the emer...

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description Our objective is to underline the place of FAST (focus assessment by sonography for trauma) ultrasonography (US) in the investigation of blunt abdominal trauma. We retrospectively examined the ultrasound findings in 1,999 haemodynamically stable adult patients. These people were admitted to the emergency room (ER) for possible blunt abdominal trauma. All were stable at admission and a FAST ultrasound examination was made. Initial findings were compared with the clinical course after at least 24 h of observation time and CT results. Among the 1,999 US examinations, abnormalities were found in 109 (5.5%) cases. Among them, 102 had free peritoneal fluid, and in 58 examinations, ruptures, lacerations or haematomas were demonstrated. Despite its limitations, such as in cases involving uncooperative patients, excessive bowel gas, obesity and empty bladder, the FAST technique seems to be an accurate method to evaluate the possibility of abdominal blunt trauma in stable patients. Because of the high negative predictive value of the FAST technique in stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma, we recommend that a stable patient with negative ultrasound results at admission remain under close observation for at least 12 or preferably 24 h before being discharged.
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Abdominal Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Abdominal Injuries - epidemiology
Adult
Assaults
Bladder
Catheters
Diagnostic Radiology
Emergency medical care
Feasibility Studies
Female
Greece - epidemiology
Hospitals
Humans
Imaging
Incidence
Internal Medicine
Interventional Radiology
Kidneys
Laparotomy
Liver
Male
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuroradiology
Pancreas
Patients
Radiology
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Spleen
Trauma
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography - statistics & numerical data
Ultrasound
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnostic imaging
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - epidemiology
title Findings and limitations of focused ultrasound as a possible screening test in stable adult patients with blunt abdominal trauma: a Greek study
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