title: [Focused surgical bedside ultrasound: E-FAST (focused assessment with sonography in trauma) - abdominal aortic aneurysm - cholecystolithiasis - acute appendicitis].
abstract: Ultrasound is an easy to learn and highly efficient diagnostic tool to complete the clinical examination and improve bedside decision-making. In the trauma room, surgeons are often required to make a quick decision as to whether or not a patient needs an emergency intervention or whether further diagnostics are required. For this reason, education of surgeons in performing focused emergency ultrasound is pivotal. The goal of ICAN is to improve and expand the education of surgeons in Switzerland. This article provides a short review of the most frequent surgical pathologies encountered in the emergency room.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Spitalnetz Bern, Tiefenau.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Studer
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Spitalnetz Bern, Tiefenau.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Studer
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D041761:Cholecystolithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Abdominales Aortenaneurysma; Appendizitis acuta; Cholezystolithiasis; E-FAST; abdominal aortic aneurysm; acute appendicitis; anévrisme de l'aorte abdominale; appendicite aiguë; gallstones; lithiase biliaire