Biomarker for injury-associated pneumonias

Not Applicable

• Conditions: S22.5; Flail chest

• Registration Number: DRKS00034535
• Lead Sponsor: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1) Adult patients = 18 years old
2) Radiological evidence of an unstable thorax, defined as:
2.1) = 3 consecutive ribs, each with a segmental fracture (= 2 fracture sites)
3) Possibility of surgical intervention within 72 hours of admission

Exclusion Criteria

1) Comorbidities or additional injuries that preclude surgical intervention within the aforementioned timeframe

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of invasive ventilation [days] during the inpatient treatment period. The individual periods of invasive ventilation are summed over the entire inpatient stay.