Diagnostic Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Pediatric Patients Performed by Emergency Medicine Residents versus Radiology Residents

Diagnostic Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Pediatric Patients Performed by Emergency Medicine Residents versus Radiology Residents

Introduction: Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) has been shown to be useful to detect intraperitoneal free fluid in patients with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT). Objective: We compared the diagnostic accuracy of FAST performed by emergency medicine residents (EMRs) and radiology re...

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Main Authors: Farhad Heydari, Ayoub Ashrafi, Mohsen Kolahdouzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-05-01
Series:Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency medicine
Diagnostic imaging
Pediatrics
Ultrasonography
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Online Access:http://ajem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ajem/article/view/89

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