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8487337

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
Ultrasound diagnostic imaging has been demonstrated to be a valuable investigative tool in the evaluation of trauma patients in Europe and Japan. In the United States, however, ultrasound has not been widely used by trauma surgeons because of its lack of availability in the trauma resuscitation area and the associated cost and lack of full-time availability of a technician. In this prospective study, four attending trauma surgeons, four trauma fellows (PGY 6 and 7), and 25 surgical residents (PGY 4) at a level I trauma center were trained in specific ultrasound techniques to identify fluid in trauma patients with thoracoabdominal injuries. Their ultrasound evaluations of 476 patients demonstrated that in 90 patients with clinically significant injuries, ultrasound imaging successfully detected injury in 71, for a 79% sensitivity. Specificity was 95.6%. We conclude that (1) surgeons can rapidly and accurately perform and interpret ultrasound examinations; and (2) ultrasound is a rapid, sensitive, specific diagnostic modality for detecting intraabdominal fluid and pericardial effusion.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-5282
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
516-26; discussion 526-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Prospective evaluation of surgeons' use of ultrasound in the evaluation of trauma patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Washington Hospital Center--Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Services, DC 20010.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article