Integrating eFAST in the initial management of stable trauma patients: the end of plain film radiography.
Sophie Rym HamadaNathalie DelhayeSebastien KereverAnatole HarroisJacques DuranteauPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2016)
No unrecognized diagnostic with a clinical impact due to the lack of CXR and PXR during the initial management of stable trauma patients was observed. The eFAST associated with physical examination provided the information necessary to safely complete the WBCT scan. It allowed a sensible cost and radiation saving.