Abdominal ultrasound (FAST) in hemodynamically stable children with blunt abdominal trauma: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hemorrhage from intra-abdominal injuries (IAI) is a leading cause of traumatic deaths in children. Concern over misdiagnosing IAIs has resulted in excessive use of abdominal computed tomography (CT). Despite its many benefits, CT presents risks to children most notably radiation-induced malignancies. Thus, we must safely limit abdominal CT evaluation to those at non-negligible risk. The focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination uses abdominal ultrasonography to detect the presence of intraperitoneal fluid in injured patients and may decrease abdominal CT use in some children. Limited and conflicting data exists on the utility of the FAST examination in children. A large multicenter study is thus necessary to determine if the FAST examination should

SUBMITTER: Holmes JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12699813 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature