Abstract

The purpose of bedside ultrasound (US) in blunt abdominal trauma is to rapidly detecting of free intraperitoneal fluid.The aim of this study to evaluate the diagnostic performance of US in the diagnosis of blunt abdominal traumata at Al-Gamhuria General Hospital- Aden.
Outcomes of US, in terms of the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value, were evaluated precisely in 159 consecutive patients and compared with the results of the surgical reports in cases undergone surgery and with those of the computed tomography (CT) scan in cases treated conservatively.
Of the 159 patients, 131patients (82.4%) were males and 28 (17.6%) were females. A significantly higher true diagnosis rate was 90.6%.The overall diagnostic accuracy of US in terms of the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 95.8%, 75.6%, 91.9% and 86.1% respectively.
US saves the time, gives mostly accurate findings and makes the decision.