Prospective study on role of E-FAST in evaluation of abdominal trauma
Keywords:
E-FAST, hematoma, tear, injury, collection, trauma, hemoperitoneumAbstract
Introduction: Diagnosis of abdominal trauma is a real challenge that helps the treating doctor in optimum management of abdominal trauma which include Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL), Extended-Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) and CT scan. Objectives: The aim of this study is to define the recent role of E-FAST in the diagnosis of abdominal trauma. Material and methods: Aim of the study is to evaluate patients coming to the department of Radiodiagnosis of Dhiraj General hospital with USG. Total number of patients are 50. Results: Out of 50 patients of abdominal trauma, 9 patients (22%) were in age group 21-30 years the commonest mode of trauma was road accident according for 54% of total cases. In this study, more commonly injured organs are liver, spleen and kidney. USG showed overall sensitivity 57.48% and specificity 97.77%. Conclusion: E-FAST is useful as the initial diagnostic tool for abdominal trauma. With proper training and understanding limitations of ultrasound, the results of E-FAST can be optimized.
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