Table 1. All FAST papers eligible for round three of the Delphi process, along with their votes in round two and votes and total score in round three. Top five papers are indicated in "final rank" column.
FAST: Focused assessment with sonography in trauma
| Paper | Round Two Votes for Top Five (No (%)) | Round Three Votes for Top Five (No (%)) | Round Three Total Score | Final Rank |
| Melniker LA et al. Randomized controlled clinical trial of point-of-care, limited ultrasonography for trauma in the emergency department: the first sonography outcomes assessment program trial. Ann Emerg Med 2006;48(3):227-35 [11] | 9 (64%) | 13 (93%) | 56 | 1 |
| Inaba K et al. FAST ultrasound examination as a predictor of outcomes after resuscitative thoracotomy: a prospective evaluation. Ann Surg 2015;262(3):512-8 [12] | 7 (50%) | 10 (71%) | 28 | 2 |
| Ma OJ et al. Prospective analysis of a rapid trauma ultrasound examination performed by emergency physicians. J Trauma 1995;38(6):879-85 [13] | 3 (21%) | 8 (57%) | 24 | 3 |
| Plummer D et al. Emergency department echocardiography improves outcome in penetrating cardiac injury. Ann Emerg Med 1992;21(6):709-12 [14] | 4 (29%) | 7 (50%) | 21 | 4 |
| Stengel D et al. Point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosing thoracoabdominal injuries in patients with blunt trauma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018;12(12):CD012669 [15] | 7 (50%) | 7 (50%) | 19 | 5 |
| Lobo V et al. Caudal Edge of the Liver in the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) View Is the Most Sensitive Area for Free Fluid on the FAST Exam. West J Emerg Med 2017;18(2):270-280 [16] | 4 (29%) | 7 (50%) | 13 | |
| Netherton S et al. Diagnostic accuracy of eFAST in the trauma patient: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CJEM 2019;21(6):727-738 [17] | 4 (29%) | 5 (36%) | 12 | |
| Rozycki GS et al. Early detection of hemoperitoneum by ultrasound examination of the right upper quadrant: a multicenter study. J Trauma 1998;45(5):878-83 [18] | 3 (21%) | 3 (21%) | 11 | |
| Boulanger BR et al. Prospective evidence of the superiority of a sonography-based algorithm in the assessment of blunt abdominal injury. J Trauma 1999;47(4):632-7 [19] | 3 (21%) | 4 (29%) | 9 | |
| Long B, April MD. What Is the Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Patients With Suspected Blunt Thoracoabdominal Trauma? Ann Emerg Med 2019;74(3):400-402 [20] | 3 (21%) | 3 (21%) | 9 | |
| Lalande E et al. Is point-of-care ultrasound a reliable predictor of outcome during traumatic cardiac arrest? A systematic review and meta-analysis from the SHoC investigators. Resuscitation 2021;167:128-136 [21] | 2 (14%) | 2 (14%) | 7 | |
| Nishijima DK. Does this adult patient have a blunt intra-abdominal injury? JAMA 2012;307(14):1517-27 [22] | 2 (14%) | 1 (7%) | 1 |