Fig. 3.1 The four scanning windows of the E-FAST abdominal examination Recent bleeding is represented by an anechoic “dark line” in these spaces, yet older blood may have a heterogeneous…
Fig. 4.1 Normal right upper quadrant view. On the left side of the figure, there is the “white curtain” of the lung, descending to cover the texture of the liver…
Primary survey Assessment and possible problems Key questions A Definitive airway control Is tracheal tube in the right position? B ptx – hemothorax – lung contusion Why the pt…
Fig. 1.1 The denser the material is, the more it reflects the sonographic waves. Fluid [like bile in the gallbladder (GB)] transmits sound waves and has minimum waves reflected back….
Fig. 8.1 (a) CEUS of normal kidney. In the arterial phase, the cortex shows the most intense enhancement. Note the absence of enhancement in the renal pelvis. (b) CEUS of…
Neither detection of injured organs nor a precise diagnosis is required for decision The key point on which to apply EFAST findings is patient physiology All lesions not “producing” free…
First author and reference no. Year Modality n Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy Diagnostic reference standard Boulanger [1] 1996 FAST 400 81 97 94 DPL, CT Brown [10] 2001 FAST 2,693 84…
Mauro Zago (ed.)Ultrasound for Acute Care SurgeonsEssential US for Trauma: E-FAST201410.1007/978-88-470-5274-1_2 © Springer-Verlag Italia 2014 2. Introduction and Focused Questions Mauro Zago1 (1) General Surgery Department, Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit, Policlinico San Pietro, Bergamo, Italy…
