Emergency Management of Minor Blunt Thoracic Trauma

NCT02494232 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: antalya TRH
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 186
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Thoracic traumas are frequent causes of emergency department admissions and the third most common cause of death from trauma. Although emergency management of major thoracic traumas that have high mortality and morbidity were discussed and well-understood in detail in the literature, there are limited information regarding diagnosis, emergency management, treatment and follow-up after discharge of patients with minor blunt thoracic traumas. The investigators aimed to investigate demographic data, physical examination findings, and the relationship between lung injury, emergency department final diagnosis, hospitalization, discharge and re-admission rates, effects of prescribed analgesics on pain and re-admissions of patients with a pre-diagnosis of minor blunt thoracic trauma on first admission.

Conditions

Thoracic Injuries,

Keywords

minor blunt thoracic trauma; physical examination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The incidence of lung injuries caused by minor thoracic traumas will be assessed by using questionnaire.

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

minor blunt thoracic trauma patient

demographic data, physical examination findings

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who admitted within the first 6 hours after injury to hospital due to blunt thoracic trauma without concomitant major injury were considered to have minor thoracic trauma and were included in the study

You may qualify if:

• Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 15
• stable vital signs
• admitted within the first 6 hours after injury

You may not qualify if:

• urgent and urgent triage category

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Antalya Training and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency

Antalya, 07100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Shields JF, Emond M, Guimont C, Pigeon D. Acute minor thoracic injuries: evaluation of practice and follow-up in the emergency department. Can Fam Physician. 2010 Mar;56(3):e117-24.

  PMID: 20228291 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Thoracic Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• faruk güngör, md

  Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 5, 2015
• First Posted: July 10, 2015
• Study Start: July 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2014
• Study Completion: April 1, 2014
• Last Updated: July 10, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-07

Locations

TU (1)