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First received: May 09, 2023

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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