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Identification of Hollow Viscus Injury with FAST Examination in Kurdistan, Iraq
Point-of-care ultrasound has become indispensable in the evaluation of trauma, particularly in low resource areas, where it may be the only rapidly available imaging modality. The FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) in particular can be lifesaving, by rapidly detecting signs of intra...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5831703/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666715 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5019415 |
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author | Al-Sindy, Ruj Alaqrawy, Heleen Hafdullah, Mahmood Sh. Butts, Christine |
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description | Point-of-care ultrasound has become indispensable in the evaluation of trauma, particularly in low resource areas, where it may be the only rapidly available imaging modality. The FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) in particular can be lifesaving, by rapidly detecting signs of intra-abdominal hemorrhage. However, the FAST is primarily designed to identify free fluid associated with solid organ injury and is thought to have less sensitivity and power in identifying evidence of hollow viscus injury. We present a case of an unidentified man that presented to a hospital in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, a region of low resources, surrounded by war. The FAST exam proved to be the key to identifying this patient's injuries. |
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spelling | pubmed-58317032018-04-17 Identification of Hollow Viscus Injury with FAST Examination in Kurdistan, Iraq Al-Sindy, Ruj Alaqrawy, Heleen Hafdullah, Mahmood Sh. Butts, Christine Case Rep Emerg Med Case Report Point-of-care ultrasound has become indispensable in the evaluation of trauma, particularly in low resource areas, where it may be the only rapidly available imaging modality. The FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) in particular can be lifesaving, by rapidly detecting signs of intra-abdominal hemorrhage. However, the FAST is primarily designed to identify free fluid associated with solid organ injury and is thought to have less sensitivity and power in identifying evidence of hollow viscus injury. We present a case of an unidentified man that presented to a hospital in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, a region of low resources, surrounded by war. The FAST exam proved to be the key to identifying this patient's injuries. Hindawi 2018-02-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5831703/ /pubmed/29666715 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5019415 Text en Copyright © 2018 Ruj Al-Sindy et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Al-Sindy, Ruj Alaqrawy, Heleen Hafdullah, Mahmood Sh. Butts, Christine Identification of Hollow Viscus Injury with FAST Examination in Kurdistan, Iraq |
title | Identification of Hollow Viscus Injury with FAST Examination in Kurdistan, Iraq |
title_full | Identification of Hollow Viscus Injury with FAST Examination in Kurdistan, Iraq |
title_fullStr | Identification of Hollow Viscus Injury with FAST Examination in Kurdistan, Iraq |
title_full_unstemmed | Identification of Hollow Viscus Injury with FAST Examination in Kurdistan, Iraq |
title_short | Identification of Hollow Viscus Injury with FAST Examination in Kurdistan, Iraq |
title_sort | identification of hollow viscus injury with fast examination in kurdistan, iraq |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5831703/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666715 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5019415 |
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