Clinical Trial: A Research Study of Abdominal Ultrasound (FAST) in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Blunt Trauma to Abdomen
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Abdominal Ultrasound (FAST) in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma
Brief Summary:
Bleeding from intra-abdominal injuries is a leading cause of traumatic deaths in children.Abdominal CT is the reference standard test for diagnosing intra-abdominal injuries.Compelling reasons exist, however, to both aggressively evaluate injured children for intra-abdominal injuries with CT and to limit abdominal CT evaluation to solely those at non-negligible risk.The focused assessment sonography for trauma (FAST) examination can help focus patient evaluation in just this manner by potentially safely decreasing…
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