Research Article
Emergency Sonography Aids Diagnostic Accuracy of Torso Injuries: A Study in a Resource Limited Setting
Table 1
Distribution of characteristics between EFAST and standard of care.
| Characteristic | Number
| Percentage |
| Age | | | <18 | 29 | 14 | 19–45 | 158 | 80 | >45 | 10 | 5 | Gender | | | Male | 165 | 84 | Female | 32 | 16 | Duration from time of injury to admission | | | <1 hour | 79 | 40 | >1 hour | 118 | 60 | Duration of admission to EFAST | | | <1 hour | 168 | 85 | >1 hour | 29 | 15 | Duration of admission to standard of care | | | <1 hour | 92 | 47 | >1 hour | 105 | 53 | Status of patient at study end | | | Dead | 18 | 9 | Waiting time for EFAST | | | 1–30 mins | 142 | 72 | 31–60 mins | 17 | 9 | >60 mins | 38 | 19 | Duration lapsed before standard of care investigation was performed | | | 0–30 mins | 8 | 4 | 31–60 mins | 25 | 13 | >60 mins | 164 | 83 | Causes of trauma among the patients recruited | | | Road traffic crash | 127 | 64.5 | Assault | 61 | 31 | Fall | 6 | 3 | Others | 3 | 2 |
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