Performance of abdominal ultrasonography in pediatric blunt trauma patients: a meta-analysis

JF Holmes, A Gladman, CH Chang - Journal of pediatric surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
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 …

The utility of the focused assessment with sonography in trauma examination in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Liang, E Roseman, M Gao, R Sinert - Pediatric emergency care, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective To evaluate the utility of the Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Focused
Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) examination for diagnosis of intra …

Emergent abdominal sonography as a screening test in a new diagnostic algorithm for blunt trauma

BR Boulanger, BA McLellan… - Journal of Trauma …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
Although there is an interest in emergent abdominal sonography (EAS), the clinical
utilization of EAS in North America is minimal. The purpose of this study was to develop a …

Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) in children with blunt abdominal trauma

BD Coley, KH Mutabagani, LC Martin… - Journal of Trauma …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Background Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) has been well reported in
adults, but its applicability in children is less well established. We decided to test the …

Test characteristics of focused assessment of sonography for trauma for clinically significant abdominal free fluid in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma

JC Fox, M Boysen, L Gharahbaghian… - Academic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18: 477–482© 2011 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: Focused assessment of sonography in …

Use of the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination and its impact on abdominal computed tomography use in hemodynamically stable …

J Menaker, S Blumberg, DH Wisner… - Journal of Trauma …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the variability of clinician-performed
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) examinations and its impact on …

A prospective study of emergent abdominal sonography after blunt trauma

BR Boulanger, FD Brenneman… - Journal of Trauma …, 1995 - journals.lww.com
Abstract In North America, the role of emergent abdominal sonography [ultrasonography
(US)] after blunt trauma requires further definition. The purpose of this prospective study was …

Bedside ultrasound in pediatric emergency medicine

JA Levy, VE Noble - Pediatrics, 2008 - publications.aap.org
Bedside emergency ultrasound has been used by emergency physicians for> 20 years for a
variety of conditions. In adult centers, emergency ultrasound is routinely used in the …

Absent peritoneal fluid on screening trauma ultrasonography in children: a prospective comparison with computed tomography

KH Emery, CM McAneney, JM Racadio… - Journal of pediatric …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Although the accuracy of focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) in
adults has been demonstrated, results of this technique in children have been conflicting …

Emergency department ultrasonography in the evaluation of hypotensive and normotensive children with blunt abdominal trauma

JF Holmes, WE Brant, WF Bond, PE Sokolove… - Journal of pediatric …, 2001 - Elsevier
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of emergency department (ED)
ultrasound scan in identifying which children with blunt torso trauma have intraperitoneal …