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Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-398X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6387

Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound in Trauma

Author(s): Justin O. Cook

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2015

Page: [8 - 16] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1573398X11666150427222323

Price: $65

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound is an increasingly utilized technology in the management of the acutely injured patient. Ultrasonography has demonstrated utility and improved outcomes in rapidly detecting pnemothorax, intrapericardial blood and assessing cardiac function in the hemodynamically unstable patient. Examination of the thorax incorporated into the FAST exam (termed E-FAST, or extended FAST exam) enables rapid recognition of pathology within the trauma bay, permitting earlier intervention.

Keywords: E-FAST, pneumothorax, tamponade, thorax, trauma, Ultrasonography.


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