Thoracic Injuries in Pediatric Polytraumatized Patients: Epidemiology, Treatment and Outcome

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple Trauma
• Interventions: Other: reanimation/intubation

• Registration Number: NCT02398175
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna

Brief Summary

The present study predicts that concomitant chest injuries in polytraumatized pediatric patients are a potential source of substantial morbidity and mortality.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-01
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Study First Submitted: 2015-03-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-03-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2015-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 71

Inclusion Criteria

Children with isolated, but severe and potentially life-threatening injuries ISS ≥16 injuries to only one body cavity together with a single long bone fracture thoracic injuries

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Exclusion Criteria

Injury Severity Score (ISS) of < 16 age >18 no thoracic injuries

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pediatric polytraumatized patients with thoracic injuries	reanimation/intubation	Pediatric polytraumatized patients (age \< 18), (ISS \> 16) with thoracic injuries

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thoracic Injuries	at least one year follow up	Thoracic injuries and outcome ( number of participants with Thoracic Injuries, type of injury)
Injury Severity Score	at least one year follow up