Requirement for T-LAP in injured patients with hypotension undergoing FAST
| T-LAP (%) | No T-LAP (%) | |
| Blunt mechanism (n=240) | ||
| FAST(+) (n=79) | 56 (71) | 23 (29) |
| FAST(-) (n=161) | 32 (20) | 129 (80) |
| Penetrating mechanism (n=77) | ||
| FAST(+) (n=29) | 19 (66) | 10 (34) |
| FAST(-) (n=48) | 15 (31) | 33 (69) |
| All patients (n=317) | ||
| FAST(+) (n=108) | 75 (69) | 33 (31) |
| FAST(-) (n=209) | 47 (22) | 162 (78) |
FAST, focused assessment with sonography for trauma; T-LAP, therapeutic laparotomy.