Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma and Abdominal Computed Tomography Utilization in Adult Trauma Patients: Trends over the Last Decade

Objective. We sought to describe the trend in abdominal CT use in adult trauma patients after a point-of-care emergency ultrasound program was introduced. We hypothesized that abdominal CT use would decrease as FAST use increased. Methods. We performed a retrospective study of 19940 consecutive trau...

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Main Authors: Alexander Y. Sheng, Peregrine Dalziel, Andrew S. Liteplo, Peter Fagenholz, Vicki E. Noble
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/678380
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