Title

Diagnostic effect of extended focussed assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST) in thoracic and abdomen injuries at a tertiary care centre

Authors

Vrashabhan Ahirwar¹, Akhilesh Ratnakar², Ritesh Yadav³,*, Talha Saad⁴, Shreya Shrikant Chitode⁵, Satyendra Mishra⁶ & Neelu Jain⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Anaesthesiology, Bundelkhand Medical College Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of General Surgery, Bundelkhand Government Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of General Medicine, SRVS Medical College, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bundelkhand Medical College Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Surgery, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bundelkhand Medical College Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁷Department of Microbiology, Bundelkhand Government Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; * corresponding author

Email

Vrashabhan Ahirwar - E-mail: drvrashabhan@gmail.com

Akhilesh Ratnakar - E-mail: dr.akhilesh777@gmail.com

Ritesh Yadav - E-mail: dr.ritesh123@yahoo.co.in

Talha Saad - E-mail: dr.talhasaad@gmail.com

Shreya Shrikant Chitode - E-mail: vithanihemal@gmail.com

Satyendra Mishra - E-mail: satyendrasgo@gmail.com

Neelu Jain - E-mail: jainneelu12@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 1, 2026; Revised June 30, 2026; Accepted June 30, 2026, Published June 30, 2026

Abstract

Extended focussed assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST) has become a paramount tool in emergency trauma department. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the effectiveness of E-FAST in individuals presenting with blunt abdominal and thoracic trauma, to evaluate its accuracy in guiding operative and conservative management strategies and to determine its role in improving triage efficiency, minimizing treatment delays and enhancing overall patient outcomes. Male individuals exhibited the greatest percentages of trauma than females and abdominal injuries were more frequent than thoracic injuries. The prominent mode of trauma was road traffic accidents with E-FAST examination being completed within 2–5 minutes in most of the cases. Thus, data shows the E-FAST is a prominent tool in ameliorating clinical judgment by expediting early recognition of fatal injuries and administering pertinent interventions.

Keywords

Extended focussed assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST), blunt trauma, abdomen and chest

Citation

Ahirwar et al. Bioinformation 22(6): 3736-3739 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta  

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.