The use of ultrasonography by surgeons to detect hemoperitoneum following abdominal
trauma has, in the past two decades, become an accepted practice in Europe and the Far …

Objective To highlight areas where surgeon-performed ultrasound (US) is an effective
diagnostic and therapeutic tool. Summary Background Data The success of US in trauma …

Objective To determine the accuracy of the Focused Assessment for the Sonographic
examination of the Trauma patient (FAST) when performed by trauma team members during …

Ultrasound diagnostic imaging, having been used in Germany in the trauma setting for more
than 15 years, has unique qualities that give it distinct advantages over other tests (DPL …

Many patients with blunt splenic injury are considered for nonoperative management and,
with proper selection, the success rate is high. This paper aims to provide an update on the …

Ultrasound diagnostic imaging has been demonstrated to be a valuable investigative tool in
the evaluation of trauma patients in Europe and Japan. In the United States, however …

Methods: A massive transfusion protocol (MTP) was designed to achieve a packed red
blood cell: FFP: platelet ratio of 1: 1: 1 We prospectively gathered demographic, transfusion …

Background Ultrasound is quickly becoming part of the trauma surgeon's practice, but its
role in the patient with a penetrating truncal injury is not well defined. The purpose of this …

BACKGROUND Acute care surgery encompasses trauma, surgical critical care, and
emergency general surgery (EGS). While the first two components are well defined, the …

Blow, bugle, blow! Set the wild echoes flying! Blow, bugle, blow! Answer echoes! dying,
dying, dying. ALFRED LORD TENNYSON Over the past 40 years, ultrasound has become …