A Retrospective Analysis of Pancreatic Injuries and Treatment Outcomes
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Kern Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 31
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Complication occurrence
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to compare the presentation, treatment, and outcomes in patients suffering traumatic pancreatic injuries from blunt or penetrating trauma.
The questions this study aims to answer are:
- Does a statistically significant association exist between pancreatic injury grade and the following individual factors:
- Mortality
- Morbidity
- Injury severity score
- Is there an association between post-operative pancreatic complications and operation-specific intervention?
- Does pancreatic injury score correlate with certain intra-abdominal organ injuries?
Participants meeting criteria are greater than 18 years old, with no history of pancreatic surgery who were hospitalized at Kern Medical Center after presenting to the institution's emergency department as tier 1 or 2 trauma activations following blunt or penetrating abdominal injury and were diagnosed with pancreatic injury during the same hospitalization.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Retrospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Hospitalized at Kern Medical Center after presenting to the institution's emergency department as a tier 1 and 2 trauma activation
- •Hospitalized following blunt or penetrating abdominal injury
- •Diagnosed with traumatic pancreatic injury during same admission
Exclusion Criteria
- •history of pancreatic surgery
- •Iatrogenic pancreatic injuries
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Complication occurrence
Time Frame: Up to 12 weeks postoperatively
Complications including wound dehiscence, pancreatic duct leak, pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatic fistula formation, pancreatic necrosis, intra-abdominal abscess, traumatic pancreatitis, anastomotic leak
Secondary Outcomes
- Associated intra-abdominal injuries(within 48 hours of admission)
Investigators
Amber Jones
Principal Investigator, DO, MPH
Kern Medical Center