Journal of Surgery and Trauma

en Prevalence of Positive Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma and Its Association with Abdominal Surgery in Asymptomatic Blunt Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Study طب اورژانس Emergency Medicine پژوهشي Research <div class="WordSection1">Introductio: Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) is widely used during initial trauma evaluation. However, its clinical value in hemodynamically stable and asymptomatic patients remains uncertain, particularly given the potentially limited clinical utility in this population. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of positive FAST findings in asymptomatic blunt trauma patients and evaluate the association between FAST positivity and subsequent abdominal surgery. Methods: This retrospective study included 1000 consecutive asymptomatic trauma patients with stable vital signs presenting to two tertiary hospitals between 2022 and 2023. FAST results, demographic characteristics, and need for abdominal surgery were extracted from medical records. Comparisons between FAST-positive and FAST-negative groups were performed using independent t-tests and chi-square or Fisher's exact tests. A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Positive FAST findings were observed in 12 patients (1.2%; 95% CI: 0.7–2.1%). Five of these patients (41.7%) underwent abdominal surgery, while no surgeries occurred in FAST-negative patients (P<0.001). Due to the lack of systematic computed tomography imaging, the presence of missed non-operative injuries among FAST-negative patients could not be excluded. The small number of positive cases (n=12) resulted in wide confidence intervals and limited inferential power. Conclusion: FAST positivity was uncommon among asymptomatic trauma patients. Although positive findings were associated with surgical intervention, the study design does not permit assessment of true diagnostic performance. Selective rather than routine use of FAST in this low-risk population may warrant consideration. Key words: Abdomen, Asymptomatic diseases, General surgery, Ultrasonography, Wounds and injuries</div> <div aria-label="Page Break" class="cke_pagebreak" contenteditable="false" data-cke-display-name="pagebreak" data-cke-pagebreak="1" style="page-break-after:always" title="Page Break"></div> Abdomen, Asymptomatic diseases, General surgery, Ultrasonography, Wounds and injuries 0 0 http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-402-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Peyman Hafezimoghadam hafezimoghadam@yahoo.com 100319475328460012386 100319475328460012386 No Emergency Medicine Management Research Center,Health Management Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Marjan Ghadesi marjanghadesi@gmail.com 100319475328460012387 100319475328460012387 No Emergency Medicine Management Research Center,Health Management Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mahdi Rezai mah_re@yahoo.com 100319475328460012388 100319475328460012388 No Emergency Medicine Management Research Center,Health Management Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Youssef Abboud dr.youssef75@gmail.com 100319475328460012389 100319475328460012389 No Consultant Emergency Medicine, Al Zahra Private Hospital, Dubai, UAE Taha Amini rad dr.tahaamini@gmail.com 100319475328460012390 100319475328460012390 No Emergency Medicine Management Research Center,Health Management Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Hoda Mohseni kia Medmosahneh@gmail.com 100319475328460012391 100319475328460012391 No Emergency Medicine Management Research Center,Health Management Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Alireza Javan alirezajavan76@gmail.com 100319475328460012392 100319475328460012392 Yes Emergency Medicine Management Research Center,Health Management Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran