Integrating extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (eFAST) in the initial assessment of severe trauma: Impact on the management of 756 patients

In our cohort, the initial imaging assessment allowed appropriate decisions in 755 of 756 patients, with a global therapeutic impact of 10%. The pelvic x-ray had a minimal therapeutic impact, and in the patients with normal lung ultrasounds, the chest x-ray marginally affected the management of our patients. The potential consequences of abandoning systematic chest and pelvic x-rays should be investigated in future randomized prospective studies.