The PseAn Study - Study Protocol

Niguarda Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Follow-up in Abdominal Trauma; Abdominal Trauma

Treatments: Other: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05627908

S_09_11_21_5555

Details and patient eligibility

About

The researchers aim to study the role of contrast ultrasound in detecting post-traumatic splenic, hepatic, and renal PAs compared with the gold standard of CT with intravenous contrast at different follow-up time points, and whether it can replace CT scan in the follow-up of solid organ injuries

Full description

Adult patients (18 years old and above) with proven blunt or penetrating splenic and/or liver and/or renal trauma as shown by a CT scan and classified according to the American Injury Scale American Association for Surgery (AAST) Organ Injury Scale (OIS) with OIS III and above will undergo a follow-up with both a CEUS and CT scan to detect post-traumatic parenchymal pseudoaneurysm within two to five days from injury. Follow-up over five days post-admission will be included if they were performed within the same hospitalization

Enrollment: 385 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult patients (18 years old and above) with proven blunt or penetrating splenic and/or liver and/or renal trauma as shown by a CT scan and classified according to the American Injury Scale American Association for Surgery (AAST) Organ Injury Scale (OIS) will be included

Exclusion criteria

• minor to 18 years old

Trial design

385 participants in 1 patient group

abdominal trauma

Description:

CEUS in detecting post-traumatic splenic, hepatic, and renal PAs

Treatment:

Other: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound