Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019
Role of Focussed Assessment Sonography Trauma (FAST) and CT scan in abdominal trauma
Dr. E, Sharnitha Johnson, Dr. C. Raychaudhuri
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Background: Diagnosis of abdominal trauma is a real. Diagnostic tools that help the treating doctor in optimum management of abdominal trauma include; Focussed Assessment Sonography for Trauma (FAST), Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) and CT scan. Objectives: the aim of this communication is to define the recent role of FAST and CT scan of the abdomen in the diagnosis of abdominal trauma. Findings and conclusions: FAST is useful as the initial diagnostic tool for abdominal trauma to detect intraabdominal fluid. With proper training and understanding the limitations of ultrasound, the results of FAST can be optimized. DPL is indicated to diagnose suspected internal abdominal injury when ultrasound machine is not available, there is no trained person to perform FAST, or the results of FAST are equivocal or difficult to interpret in a haemodynamically unstable patient. In contrast, in haemodynamically stable patients the diagnostic modality of choice is CT with intravenous contrast. It is useful to detect free air and intraperitoneal fluid, delineate the extent of solid organ injury, detect retroperitoneal injuries, and help in the decision for conservative treatment. Helical CT is done rapidly which reduces the time the patient stays in the CT scan room. Furthermore, this improves sagittal and coronal reconstruction images which are useful for detecting ruptured diaphragm.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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ROLE OF FOCUSSED ASSESSMENT SONOGRAPHY TRAUMA (FAST) AND CT SCAN IN ABDOMINAL TRAUMA, DR.E,SHARNITHA JOHNSON, DR. C. RAYCHAUDHURI INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-12 | December-2019
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ROLE OF FOCUSSED ASSESSMENT SONOGRAPHY TRAUMA (FAST) AND CT SCAN IN ABDOMINAL TRAUMA, DR.E,SHARNITHA JOHNSON, DR. C. RAYCHAUDHURI INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-12 | December-2019
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