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September 10, 2025African Journal of Health Sciences

Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage on Diagnosis and Treatment of Trauma Patients in a Resource-Limited Setting in East Africa

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JMJustin G. MyersJSJanet SugutSASarah L Ashley

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Overview

Non-randomized trial assesses point-of-care ultrasound in triage for trauma patients, revealing implications for resource-limited settings.

Key Points

  • The E-FAST exam significantly reduced the time to intravenous fluids in trauma patients.
  • Time to surgical intervention and transfusion did not differ significantly between usual care and E-FAST groups.
  • The study involved adult blunt trauma patients at a large public hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Findings suggest that point-of-care ultrasound may enhance triage efficiency in resource-limited settings.

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Myers et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23d3ab210217d6478d233https://doi.org/10.4314/ajhs.v37i4.1
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