Table 4.
List of Characteristics and Findings of the Children With IAI That Would Be Missed by the Compound Variable Physical Examination and Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma
| Age (years) | Sex | Mechanism | FAST overread* |
CT Free Fluid | Hospital Length of Stay (Days) |
ICU | Procedure | IAI - I | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | F | MVC | Positive | Yes | 6 | No | No | No | Grade 1 liver laceration |
| 5 | M | Fall | Positive | Yes | 3 | No | No | No | Grade 1 liver laceration |
| 8 | M | MVC | Positive | Yes | 4 | No | No | No | Grade 1 liver laceration |
| 2 | M | NAT | Positive | Yes | 12 | Yes† | Craniotomy | No | Subdural hematoma; grade 2 splenic laceration |
| 7 | F | MVC | Negative | Yes | 2 | No | No | No | Concussion; pancreatic tail contusion |
| 13 | M | Fall | Negative | Yes | 4 | No | No | No | Distal radius fracture, Grade 1 Liver laceration |
FAST = focused assessment with sonography for trauma; IAI-I = intraabdominal injury requiring acute intervention; ICU = intensive care unit; MVC = motor vehicle collision; NAT = nonaccidental trauma.
*
Cohen kappa coefficient: (κ = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.29 to 0.51).
†
ICU admission for traumatic brain injury.