Open AccessBeyond E‐FAST scan in trauma: Diagnosing of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture with bedside ultrasound
Author(s) -
Tjhia Jollis,
Noor Julina Md
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/1024907917745234
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragmatic rupture , ultrasound , diaphragmatic breathing , radiology , computed tomography , major trauma , emergency ultrasound , focused assessment with sonography for trauma , blunt , surgery , abdominal trauma , pathology , alternative medicine
Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is relatively rare, and even more difficult to diagnose. Physical examination often fails to identify this injury, and basic investigation like chest x‐ray can miss this half of the time. Although not part of standard FAST (focused assessment with sonography for trauma) ultrasound scan in trauma, bedside ultrasound has the potential to pick up this pathology. This case illustrates that ultrasound in trauma can go beyond standard E‐FAST (extended FAST) protocol.