Blunt chest trauma risk stratification score validation study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: trauma; Thoracic complications; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000160134
• Lead Sponsor: Saptarshi Mukerji

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

•Male or Female, aged 18 years or above. No upper age limit has been set.
•Patients who have presented with a primary diagnosis of blunt chest trauma.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients with penetrating chest trauma
•Patients presenting with any immediate life-threatening injuries
•Patients with multi-trauma defined as any concurrent injuries, in addition to chest trauma, that will significantly determine the patient’s management

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All complications of blunt chest trauma, defined by Battle et al. (Critical Care 2014, 18:R98), assessed by medical record audit. [At time of discharge from hospital, which may be from ED or from an inpatient ward. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Predicted outcome of blunt chest trauma at arrival to ED (early complications) as assessed by the prognostic model of Battle et al. (Critical Care 2014, 18:R98)[At time of discharge from ED to the ward or community. ];Delayed complications of blunt trauma as defined by Battle et al. (Critical Care 2014, 18:R98) (e.g. delayed pulmonary complications, escalation in care, re-presentation to the ED) as assessed by medical record audit.<br> [72 hours after discharge from ED]