Table 3.
Distribution of the studied cases according to site of trauma and cases according to fast and follow-up formal US for negative fast with Symmetry between FAST results and formal US results.
| Item (n = 150) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Injury region | ||
| Chest | 39 | 26.0 |
| Abdomen | 48 | 32.0 |
| Extremities | 72 | 48.0 |
| FAST (n = 150) | ||
| Positive | 75 | 50.0 |
| Negative | 75 | 50.0 |
| Follow-up regular US for negative FAST (n = 75) | ||
| Negative | 69 | 92.0 |
| Positive | 6 | 8.0 |
| Regular US for FAST (n = 150) | Positive |
Negative |
Total |
Kappa test | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Positive (n = 81) | 75 | 92.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | 50.0 | 0.88 | <0.001 |
| Negative (n = 69) | 6 | 7.4 | 69 | 100 | 75 | 50.0 | ||
US: ultrasound.
1) Kappa agreement
< 0, less than chance agreement.
0.01–0.20, slight agreement.
0.21–0.40, fair agreement.
0.41–0.60, moderate agreement.
0.61–0.80, substantial agreement.