Point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosing thoracoabdominal injuries in patients with blunt trauma.
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with suspected blunt thoracoabdominal trauma, positive POCS findings are helpful for guiding treatment decisions. However, with regard to abdominal trauma, a negative POCS exam does not rule out injuries and must be verified by a reference test such as CT. This is of particular importance in paediatric trauma, where the sensitivity of POCS is poor. Based on a small number of studies in a mixed population, POCS may have a higher sensitivity in chest injuries. This warrants larger, confirmatory trials to affirm the accuracy of POCS for diagnosing thoracic trauma.
PMID: 30548249 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Category: General Medicine Authors: Stengel D, Leisterer J, Ferrada P, Ekkernkamp A, Mutze S, Hoenning A Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research
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