J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  1997 Jun;8(2):252-257.

Emergency Center Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Hemoperitoneum and solid Organ Injury

• Park CK
• Ryu JH
• Kim SK
• Yoon HD
• Heo T
• Cho SJ
• Min YI

Abstract

The reliability of emergency ultrasonographic(US) detection of hemoperitoneum and solid organ injury in blunt abdominal trauma was evaluated retrospectively. From October 1,1995 to August 31,1996,90 patients were included in the study. Ultra- sonographic findings showed a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 97.6%, 97.9%, and 98.1%, respectively, in detecting intraabdominal fluid collection. We believe that US in an emergency center is a quick, safe screening method in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma. In our department, US has replaced diagnostic peritonaeal lavage(DPL) and computed tomography(CT) as the screening study of first choice.

MeSH Terms

Emergencies*
Hemoperitoneum*
Humans
Mass Screening
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography*