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Blunt Trauma Patients With Out-of-Hospital or ## Emergency Department Hypotension Study objectives: We determine the test performance of abdominal ultrasonography for detecting hemoperitoneum in blunt trauma patients with out-of-hospital or emergency department (ED) hypotension. ## Methods: We reviewed the medical records of all blunt trauma patients hospitalized at a Level I trauma center. Patients were included if they were older than 6 years and had out-of-hospital or ED hypotension (systolic blood pressure 90 mm Hg) and underwent ED ultrasonography. The initial interpretation of the abdominal ultrasonography was recorded, including the presence or absence of intraperitoneal fluid and the specific location of such fluid. Presence or absence of intra-abdominal injury was determined by abdominal computed tomography scan, laparotomy, or clinical followup. ## How this might change clinical practice The authors conclude that emergency ultrasonography cannot be relied on alone to detect the presence of hemoperitoneum in all blunt trauma patients.

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Author

James F Holmes; Dawn Harris; Felix D Battistella

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Mosby Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1097-6760)

Published

2004

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)