Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Trauma: More Than a FAST Exam

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Features| March 2022 Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Trauma: More Than a FAST Exam Laura Girón-Arango, MD; Laura Girón-Arango, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Marcos Silva Restrepo, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASE; Marcos Silva Restrepo, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASE Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pablo Pérez d'Empaire, MD, FRCPC, FCCM, FASE Pablo Pérez d'Empaire, MD, FRCPC, FCCM, FASE Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor March 2022, Vol. 86, 31–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000823092.52893.e9 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Laura Girón-Arango, Marcos Silva Restrepo, Pablo Pérez d'Empaire; Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Trauma: More Than a FAST Exam. ASA Monitor 2022; 86:31–32 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000823092.52893.e9 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: focused assessment with sonography of trauma, point-of-care ultrasonography, wounds and injuries, ultrasonography Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in trauma was introduced early with the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam, a well-known scanning protocol incorporated into the Advanced Trauma Life Support® program to help with the diagnosis of life-threatening situations during the primary survey. The original FAST exam included four views: right and left upper quadrant, suprapubic, and subxiphoid (pericardial). The FAST protocol now includes the examination of the chest to assess for pneumothorax, now known as the Extended FAST (E-FAST). More recently, POCUS has moved well beyond the E-FAST, providing potential value for diagnosis and management of trauma patients (Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2018;39:374-83). We will focus on the more novel applications for upper-airway and gastric exams as well as resuscitation transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Upper-airway ultrasound is a quick, non-invasive, and reliable tool to enhance the management of the airway in situations when the anatomy can be altered... You do not currently have access to this content.