Rozycki G S, Feliciano D V, Davis T P
Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Surg Clin North Am. 1998 Apr;78(2):295-310. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(05)70314-5.
Because it is unique in being portable, rapid, and noninvasive, ultrasound is particularly suited to the trauma setting. When performed by the surgeon, it offers immediate feedback that can be incorporated into the management plan for the patient. Multiple studies in this area have now documented that surgeons can perform and interpret focused ultrasound examinations. Enthusiasm for surgeons as ultrasonographers will likely increase now that the Advanced Trauma Life Support Subcommittee of the American College of Surgeons has published an algorithm that includes ultrasound for the assessment of patients with blunt truncal injuries. As a rapid, sensitive, and specific diagnostic test for the detection of pericardial tamponade, hemothorax, and hemoperitoneum, ultrasound is now an integral part of the practice at many Level I trauma centers.
由于超声具有便携、快速和无创的独特优势，它特别适用于创伤环境。由外科医生操作时，超声能提供即时反馈，可纳入患者的管理计划。该领域的多项研究现已证明，外科医生能够进行并解读聚焦超声检查。鉴于美国外科医师学会高级创伤生命支持小组委员会已发布一项算法，其中包括用超声评估钝性躯干损伤患者，外科医生作为超声检查者的热情可能会增加。作为一种用于检测心包填塞、血胸和血腹的快速、灵敏且特异的诊断测试，超声现在是许多一级创伤中心实践的一个组成部分。
