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Implementation of Point of Care Ultrasound in extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma at a rural hospital in Uganda

2023-12-26

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Introduction</h4> Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed at presentation of a trauma patient whereas the extended FAST (eFAST) examines each hemithorax for the presence of free fluid and air. It is an ‘extension’ of the trauma clinical assessment process and aids rapid diagnosis with an aim of identifying free peritoneal fluid...

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Literature Corpus work: 848d9556-d731-58ac-a4ac-fe46887fc045
DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.21.23300400

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