Can Surgeons Evaluate Emergency Ultrasound Scans for Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Abstract

Surgeons and surgical residents at different levels of training can accurately interpret emergency ultrasound examinations for blunt trauma from the real-time images, at a level comparable to attending radiologists.

Intensivist Bedside Ultrasound (INBU) for Volume Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study

“…11 The use of ultrasound (US) by clinician sonographers (CSs) has been well documented for various purposes only after brief, focused training periods. [12][13][14][15][16] The feasibility and utility of cardiac US by CS to determine ejection fraction has been demonstrated. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Sonographic measurement of inferior vena cava diameter (IVCD) has primarily been used to estimate volume status in patients undergoing hemodialysis and others.…”

A Bedside Ultrasound Curriculum for Medical Students: Prospective Evaluation of Skill Acquisition

“…The majority of current publications in the literature focus on the training of residents and practicing physicians. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The emergency department setting can expose students to a number of applications of focused US examinations and is, therefore, an exceptional educational venue to provide an introductory course for medical students who will be able to apply these skills to a variety of medical specialties.…”

Comparison of Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage and Focused Assessment by Sonography in Trauma as an adjunct to Primary Survey in Torso Trauma: A prospective randomized clinical trial

“…This has become an acceptable practice as the accuracy of surgeon and radiologist performed emergency ultrasonography has been shown to be comparable and high. [14,15] Furthermore, both can perform comparable quality of FAST in comparable time. [16] Our study too confirms that trained surgeons can reliably perform FAST.…”