Sultanoğlu, HasanBaşaran, AyşeHekimoğlu, AzadArslan, Engin DenizÖzkan, Seda2023-07-262023-07-2620222717-3593https://doi.org/10.18502/fem.v6i3.9393https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/12683Objective: We aimed to evaluate the performance of ultrasonography (US) versus computed tomography (CT) scan in detecting intra-abdominal injury among pediatric patients with blunt abdominal trauma. Methods: Pediatric patients aged<18, who were admitted to the emergency department (ED) due to blunt abdominal trauma and underwent both US and CT scan were evaluated retrospectively. Results: A total of 732 pediatric patients were included in this study. Pathology was detected on US of 418 (57.1%) cases, whereas, intra-abdominal pathology was detected in CT scan of 359 (48.7%) cases. The sensitivity of US in detecting pathology (fluid and/or organ injury) was 95.3%, and its specificity was 79.6%. The sensitivity of US in detecting free fluid was 94.9%, and its specificity was 80.5%. In hemodynamically unstable and stable patients, the sensitivities of US in detection of pathology (fluid and/or organ injury) were 97.6% and 91.6%, and its specificities were 74.3% and 80.9%, respectively. Conclusion: In our study, the sensitivity of US in terms of detecting pathology in pediatrics with blunt abdominal trauma was high, whereas the specificity of US was low.en10.18502/fem.v6i3.9393info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAbdominal Injuries; Computed Tomography; Non-Penetrating Wounds; Pediatrics; UltrasonographyFocused Assessment; Children; Sonography; Ultrasonography; Fluid; Emergency; InjuryArticle632-s2.0-85130369548WOS:000835615100002Q3N/A