Wasfa Gul, Aysha Anjum, Ataullah Khan.
Diagnostic Accuracy of Abdominal Ultrasonography in Detection of Hollow Visceral Injury in Cases of Blunt Trauma Abdomen.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):63-5.

Aim : To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography in detection of hollow visceral injury in cases of blunt trauma abdomen by taking the operative findings as gold standard. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Emergency wing of Radiology Department, DHQ Hospital, Mirpur AJK from 1st January 2017 to 30th June 2017. A total of 163 patients with blunt abdominal trauma were included in the study. All the patients were subjected to abdominal USG followed by surgery (operative findings were considered as gold standard). Diagnostic accuracy of USG was detected by determining its sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. Results : The sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of abdominal USG was 90.9%, 94.2%, and 92%, respectively for detection of GI perforation. Conclusions: Abdominal USG is a reliable test for detection of GI perforation among blunt abdominal trauma patients.

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