Resuscitative Thoracotomy Practices

Methodist Health System

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Resuscitative Thoracotomy Practices

Treatments: Procedure: Resuscitative thoracotomies

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05944003

015.TRA.2022.D

Details and patient eligibility

About

Resuscitative thoracotomies (RT) are an effective life saving measure in appropriate populations [1-8]. Unfortunately, when used outside of these populations the mortality rate is typically more than 90% [1-8]. Western Trauma Association and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma have provided guidelines for which trauma patients are a candidate for RT [1-3].

Full description

EPIC and trauma registry will be queried for demographic information, admission dates, discharge diagnoses, inpatient cognitive function, routine testing (imaging and labs) reports, and surgical histories to determine number of patients who underwent RT, survived the RT, deficits from their cardiac arrest, and if they were COVID-19 positive. A full list of variables to be extracted from the chart review is in Appendix B. Chart review and data collection for these patients should be completed by December of 2024.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Trauma patients who underwent RT in the emergency department (ED), operating room (OR), or intensive care unit (ICU) from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2023.

Exclusion criteria

• Trauma patients who did not have a RT in the ED, OR, or ICU or were less than 16 years old from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2023.