The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2003 · 393 citations · 31 references
Use of FAST examination as a screening tool for BAI in the hemodynamically stable trauma patient results in underdiagnosis of intra-abdominal injury. This may have an impact on treatment and outcome in trauma patients. Hemodynamically stable patients with suspected BAI should undergo routine CT scanning.
31
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
Aurelio Rodríguez, Hiroshi Yoshii · 1999 · 572 citations
Quantitative Sensitivity of Ultrasound in Detecting Free Intraperitoneal Fluid
Scott W. Branney, Richard E. Wolfe, Ernest E. Moore et al. · 1995 · 289 citations