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Focused assessment with sonography for trauma

Focused assessment with sonography for trauma
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eMedicine

Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (commonly hemoperitoneum) after trauma.[1]

The four classic areas that are examined for free fluid are the perihepatic space (also called Morison's pouch or the hepatorenal recess), perisplenic space, pericardium, and the pelvis. With this technique it is possible to identify the presence of intraperitoneal or pericardial free fluid. In the context of traumatic injury, this fluid will usually be due to bleeding.

Extended FAST

The extended FAST (eFAST) allows for the examination of both lungs by adding bilateral anterior thoracic sonography to the FAST exam. This allows for the detection of a pneumothorax with the absence of normal ‘lung-sliding’ and ‘comet-tail’ artifact (seen on the ultrasound screen). Compared with supine chest radiography, with CT or clinical course as the gold standard, bedside sonography has superior sensitivity (49–99 versus 27–75%), similar specificity (95–100%), and can be performed in under a minute.[2] Several recent prospective studies have validated its use in the setting of trauma resuscitation, and have also shown that ultrasound can provide an accurate estimation of pneumothorax size.[3][4] Although radiography or CT scanning is generally feasible, immediate bedside detection of a pneumothorax confirms what are often ambiguous physical findings in unstable patients, and guides immediate chest decompression. In addition, in the patient undergoing positive-pressure ventilation, the detection of an otherwise ‘occult’ pneumothorax prior to CT scanning may hasten treatment and subsequently prevent development of a tension pneumothorax, a deadly complication if not treated immediately, and deterioration in the radiology suite (in the CT scanner).[5]

Advantages

A positive FAST - fluid (black stripe, indicated by red arrows) within Morison's pouch.

FAST is less invasive than diagnostic peritoneal lavage, involves no exposure to radiation and is cheaper compared to computed tomography, but achieves a similar accuracy.[6]

Numerous studies have shown FAST is useful in evaluating trauma patients.[7][8][9][10] It also appears to make emergency department care faster and better.[11][12] However, some authorities still have not accepted its use.[13]

Interpretation

FAST Algorithm

FAST is most useful in trauma patients who are hemodynamically unstable. A positive FAST result is defined as the appearance of a dark ("anechoic") strip in the dependent areas of the [15]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.sonoguide.com/FAST.html
  2. ^ Kirkpatrick AW, Sirois M, Laupland KB, et al., J Trauma, 2004;57(2):288–95.
  3. ^ Zhang M, Liu ZH, Yang JX, et al., Crit Care, 2006;10(4):R112.
  4. ^ Blaivas M, Lyon M, Duggal SA, Acad Emerg Med, 2005;12(9):844–9.
  5. ^ Davis JA, et al. Critical Diagnosis in Bedside Ultrasonography. Diagnostics & Imaging. 2007.
  6. ^ Rozycki G, Shackford S (1996). "Ultrasound, what every trauma surgeon should know". J Trauma 40 (1): 1–4.  
  7. ^ Dolich MO; McKenney MG; Varela JE; Compton RP; McKenney KL; Cohn SM (Jan 2001). "2,576 ultrasounds for blunt abdominal trauma". Journal of Trauma 50 (1): 108–12.  
  8. ^ Farahmand N; Sirlin CB; Brown MA; Shragg GP; Fortlage D; Hoyt DB; Casola G (May 2005). "Hypotensive patients with blunt abdominal trauma: performance of screening US". Radiology 235 (2): 436–43.  
  9. ^ Sirlin CB; Brown MA; Andrade-Barreto OA; Deutsch R; Fortlage DA; Hoyt DB; Casola G (Mar 2004). "Blunt abdominal trauma: clinical value of negative screening US scans". Radiology 230 (3): 661–8.  
  10. ^ Moylan M; Newgard CD; Ma OJ; Sabbaj A; Rogers T; Douglass R (Oct 2007). "Association between a positive ED FAST examination and therapeutic laparotomy in normotensive blunt trauma patients". Journal of Emergency Medicine 33 (3): 265–71.  
  11. ^ Melniker LA; Leibner E; McKenney MG; Lopez P; Briggs WM; Mancuso CA (Sep 2006). "Randomized controlled clinical trial of point-of-care, limited ultrasonography for trauma in the emergency department: the first sonography outcomes assessment program trial".  
  12. ^ Ollerton JE; Sugrue M; Balogh Z; D'Amours SK; Giles A; Wyllie P (Apr 2006). "Prospective study to evaluate the influence of FAST on trauma patient management". Journal of Trauma 60 (4): 785–91.  
  13. ^ Miller MT; Pasquale MD; Bromberg WJ; Wasser TE; Cox J (Jan 2003). "Not so FAST". Journal of Trauma 54 (1): 52–60.  
  14. ^ a b Scalea T, Rodriguez A, Chiu W, Brenneman F, Fallon W, Kato K, McKenney M, Nerlich M, Ochsner M, Yoshii H (1999). "Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST): results from an international consensus conference". Journal of Trauma 46 (3): 466–72.  
  15. ^ Gangahar R, Doshi D (2009). "FAST scan in the diagnosis of acute diaphragmatic rupture". Am J Emerg Med. 28 (3): 387.  
Further reading

External links

  • Focus On: EFAST - Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
  • eMedicine: Blunt abdominal trauma
  • FAST exam tutorial
  • The FAST examination from Trauma.org, includes tutorial videos.
  • Lung ultrasound: ICU Sonography
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