Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury (BTAI)

Methodist Health System

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury; BTAI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07490015

002.TRA.2024.D

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a retrospective and prospective multi-center observational study of the management and outcomes of BTAI. This study will include patients who meet the registry inclusion criteria as documented in EPIC and chart review will start from January 2019 and December 2028. Data and endpoints will be observational and involve no prescribed therapeutic interventions or alterations in patient care. Institutions and providers will conduct normal diagnosis, management, and surveillance procedures without interference of this study.

Full description

This is a retrospective and prospective multi-center observational study of the management and outcomes of BTAI. This study will include patients who meet the registry inclusion criteria as documented in EPIC and chart review will start from January 2019 and December 2028. Data and endpoints will be observational and involve no prescribed therapeutic interventions or alterations in patient care. Institutions and providers will conduct normal diagnosis, management, and surveillance procedures without interference of this study.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥ 18 years old
• Computed tomography (CT)/CT angiography, angiographic, or intravascular ultrasound diagnosis of injury of the thoracic aorta

Exclusion criteria

• < 18 years old
• Patients without a diagnosis of vascular injury
• Patients who were initially treated for their vascular injury at a prior medical facility