Sensitivity in Detecting Free Intraperitoneal Fluid with the Pelvic Views of the FAST Exam

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 476-478

  Von Kuenssberg Jehle, Dietrich ^a   Stiller, Greg ^b   Wagner, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST); Intraperitoneal fluid; Multiple view exam; Single view exam; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FOCUSED ASSESSMENT WITH SONOGRAPHY FOR TRAUMA; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PELVIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0142219951     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00162-1     Document Type: Article

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