The effect of a formalised trauma tertiary survey procedure on missed injury rates in multi-trauma patients, protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

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• Conditions: Missed injury after multi-trauma; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001218785
• Lead Sponsor: Gold Coast University Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-11-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2552

Inclusion Criteria

Admitted for at least 24 hours to hospital

AND any of:

- Injuries in two or more body regions
- High impact mechanism (high speed motor vehicle collision, pedestrian versus car, fall from >1.5 meter)
- Chest or abdominal injuries
- Fractured neck of femur under the age of 65 years.

Exclusion Criteria

refusal of consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome is missed injury rate post hospital discharge (Type III missed injury) at 1, 6 and 12 months<br><br>During 1, 6 and 12 months follow up interviews patients will be asked about injuries that were detected after discharge. These self-reported injuries will be checked against relevant medical records and imaging reports and defined by the expert panel as missed injury (definitely, likely, unlikely, unknown) or a complication of care or injury. An injury will only be classified as definite or likely (Type III) ‘missed injury’ if there is no evidence (in medical record or radiology report) of the self-reported injury during the hospital stay. The panel will determine the clinical significance of these injuries based on change in management and expected effect on (duration) of morbidity.[1, 6 and 12 months]