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Usefulness of Extended-FAST (EFAST-Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) in critical care setting.

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Flato, UAP; Guimarães, HP; Lopes, RD; Valiatti, JL; Flato, EMS; Lorenzo, RG
Published in: Rev Bras Ter Intensiva
September 2010

Trauma is the leading cause of death in people below 45 years-old in Brazil, and responsible for one third of all intensive care unit admissions. The increasing knowledge on ultrasound diagnosis methods and its availability for life-threatening injuries (such as cardiac tamponade and abdominal cavity solid organs rupture leading to hemorrhagic shock) diagnosis and monitoring, lead to the development o the FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) protocol, aimed to be used both in the emergency and intensive care unit settings. Due to its reproducibility, lack of radiation exposure, and bedside feasibility, this technology is being increasingly accepted. A new protocol extension, the Extended-FAST, provides valuable information for improved patients' management, extending its availability from the abdominal conditions to other diagnosis such as hemothorax, pleural effusion and pneumothorax. We must underline that this technique is able to replace computed tomography and diagnostic peritoneal wash, and do not delay surgical procedure instead of perform this exam . Thus, its careful appraisal in connection with the clinical information should guide the therapeutic approaches, specially in inhospitable sites such as intensive care units in war zones, rural or distant places, were other imagery methods are not available.

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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva

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0103-507X

Publication Date

September 2010

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22

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3

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291 / 299

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Brazil
 

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Flato, U. A. P., Guimarães, H. P., Lopes, R. D., Valiatti, J. L., Flato, E. M. S., & Lorenzo, R. G. (2010). Usefulness of Extended-FAST (EFAST-Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) in critical care setting. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva, 22(3), 291–299. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0103-507x2010000300012
Flato, Uri Adrian Prync, Hélio Penna Guimarães, Renato Delascio Lopes, Jorge Luís Valiatti, Elias Marcos Silva Flato, and Ricardo Gonçalves Lorenzo. “Usefulness of Extended-FAST (EFAST-Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) in critical care setting.Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 22, no. 3 (September 2010): 291–99. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0103-507x2010000300012.
Flato UAP, Guimarães HP, Lopes RD, Valiatti JL, Flato EMS, Lorenzo RG. Usefulness of Extended-FAST (EFAST-Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) in critical care setting. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2010 Sep;22(3):291–9.
Flato, Uri Adrian Prync, et al. “Usefulness of Extended-FAST (EFAST-Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) in critical care setting.Rev Bras Ter Intensiva, vol. 22, no. 3, Sept. 2010, pp. 291–99. Pubmed, doi:10.1590/s0103-507x2010000300012.
Flato UAP, Guimarães HP, Lopes RD, Valiatti JL, Flato EMS, Lorenzo RG. Usefulness of Extended-FAST (EFAST-Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) in critical care setting. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2010 Sep;22(3):291–299.

Published In

Rev Bras Ter Intensiva

DOI

ISSN

0103-507X

Publication Date

September 2010

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

291 / 299

Location

Brazil