Thoracic Injuries in Pediatric Polytraumatized Patients: Epidemiology, Treatment and Outcome

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multiple Trauma

Treatments: Other: reanimation/intubation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02398175

2008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study predicts that concomitant chest injuries in polytraumatized pediatric patients are a potential source of substantial morbidity and mortality.

Enrollment: 71 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Children with isolated, but severe and potentially life-threatening injuries ISS ≥16 injuries to only one body cavity together with a single long bone fracture thoracic injuries

Exclusion criteria

Injury Severity Score (ISS) of < 16 age >18 no thoracic injuries

Trial design

71 participants in 1 patient group

Pediatric polytraumatized patients with thoracic injuries

Description:

Pediatric polytraumatized patients (age \< 18), (ISS \> 16) with thoracic injuries

Treatment:

Other: reanimation/intubation