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- 2019
The focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) in hypotensive injured patients frequently fails to identify the need for laparotomy: a multi-institutional pragmatic studyDOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000207 Keywords: trauma, ultrasound, resuscitation, diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL), focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) Abstract: The ability of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) to detect clinically significant hemorrhage in hypotensive injured patients remains unclear. We sought to describe the sensitivity and specificity of FAST using findings at laparotomy as the confirmatory test
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