Reevaluation of FAST Sensitivity in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma Patients
Riera A, Hayward H, Silva C, Chen L. Reevaluation of FAST Sensitivity in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma Patients. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 37: e1012-e1019. PMID: 31356479, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt abdominal trauma patientsAbdominal trauma patientsFree fluidTrauma patientsUpper quadrantPredictive valueLevel I pediatric trauma centerPediatric trauma centerRetrospective chart reviewRight upper quadrantFAST examinationNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueNegative likelihood ratioChart reviewBAT patientsMedian ageTrauma centerUpper abdomenIntraperitoneal fluidMAIN OUTCOMEPhysiologic amountsTrauma (FAST) examinationPatientsFocused assessment