Focused assessment with sonography for trauma: current perspectives

Figures & data

Table 1 Diagnostic performance of FAST in the ED

Studies	Number of patients	Sensitivity, %	Specificity, %	PPV, %	NPV, %
Boulanger et al^Citation3	460	96	99.7	98.7	99.2
Brenchley et al^Citation4	153	78	99	NA	NA
Hsu et al^Citation5	463	78	97	91	93
Tayal et al^Citation6	96	80.8	86.9	72.4	91.4
Gaarder et al^Citation7	104	62	96	84	89
Verbeek et al^Citation8	120	64	94	84	83

Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; FAST, focused assessment with sonography for trauma; NA, not applicable; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.

Table 2 Diagnostic performance of E-FAST for identification of pneumothorax

Studies	Sensitivity, %	Specificity, %	PPV, %	NPV, %
Nandipati et al^Citation22	95	99	95	99
Ianniello et al^Citation23	77	99.8	98.5	97

Abbreviations: E-FAST, extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.

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