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Table 3 ISS of FAST-false-negative and FAST-positive patients in relation to the injured organ

From: The accuracy of FAST in relation to grade of solid organ injuries: A retrospective analysis of 226 trauma patients with liver or splenic lesion

Injured organ(s)

Median ISS of the FAST-false-negative patients

(n = 45)

Median ISS of the FAST-positive patients

(n = 181)

p-value*

Spleen (n = 98)

14.0 (SD ± 6.7)

(n = 18)

16.0 (SD ± 9.0)

(n = 80)

0.425

Liver (n = 87)

14.0 (SD ± 9.4)

(n = 20)

17.1 (SD ± 9.0)

(n = 67)

0.196

Spleen and Liver

(n = 41)

30.3 (SD ± 9.6)

(n = 7)

24.3 (SD ± 7.8)

(n = 34)

0.213

  1. *Mann-Whitney Test
  2. FAST: Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
  3. ISS: Injury severity score