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Test Characteristics of Focused Assessment of Sonography for Trauma for Clinically Significant Abdominal Free Fluid in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma

  1. J. Christian Fox MD, RDMS,
  2. Megan Boysen MD,
  3. Laleh Gharahbaghian MD,
  4. Seric Cusick MD, RDMS,
  5. Suleman S. Ahmed,
  6. Craig L. Anderson MPH, PhD,
  7. Michael Lekawa MD,
  8. Mark I. Langdorf MD, MHPE, RDMS

Article first published online: 13 MAY 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01071.x

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Academic Emergency Medicine

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volume 18, Issue 5, pages 477–482, May 2011

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Fox, J. C., Boysen, M., Gharahbaghian, L., Cusick, S., Ahmed, S. S., Anderson, C. L., Lekawa, M. and Langdorf, M. I. (2011), Test Characteristics of Focused Assessment of Sonography for Trauma for Clinically Significant Abdominal Free Fluid in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Academic Emergency Medicine, 18: 477–482. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01071.x

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  1. From the Department of Emergency Medicine and Department of Surgery (JCF, MB, SSA, CLA, ML, MIL), University of California at Irvine, Orange, CA; the Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine (LG), Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (SC), Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA.

*Address for correspondence and reprints: J. Christian Fox, MD, RDMS; jchristianfox@gmail.com.

  1. Presented at the California American College of Emergency Physicians (CAL-ACEP) annual meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2006; the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2006; and the SAEM Western Regional Section annual meeting, Redondo Beach, CA, March 2006.

  2. M. Boysen was supported by the Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn Kuckein research grant. J. Christian Fox, MD, RDMS, Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD, Seric Cusick, MD, RDMS, Suleman S. Ahmed, [BS, BA], Craig L. Anderson, MPH, PhD, Michael Lekawa, MD, and Mark I. Langdorf, MD, MHPE, RDMS: No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

  3. Supervising Editor: Thomas G. Costantino, MD.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 13 MAY 2011
  2. Article first published online: 13 MAY 2011
  3. Received July 31, 2010; revision received October 19, 2010; accepted November 3, 2010.

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