Status:
COMPLETED
Pelvic CT Imaging in Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Conditions:
Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-60 years
Brief Summary
Abdominopelvic CT (CTap) utilization rose significantly in blunt trauma patients over the last decade. However, the observed increases failed to reduce mortality or missed injury rates. Several invest...
Detailed Description
Abdominopelvic computed tomography (CTap) utilization rose significantly in blunt trauma patients over the last decade but failed to reduce mortality or missed injury rates. Primary Hypothesis: In st...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 3-60 years of age evaluated for blunt trauma with a GCS of \>14
- Order of CT abdomen and pelvis imaging
Exclusion
- Patients requiring intubation or suspected neurological injury (defined above)
- Pregnant patients
- Intoxicated patients
- Patients with age defined hypotension
- Exploratory laparotomy or transfusion during the ED evaluation
- Non-verbal patients
- Positive FAST exam
- Patients with abdominal trauma or surgery in the last month
- Victims of sexual assault or non-accidental trauma (NAT)
- Patients with known or suspected fractures of the femur or pelvis prior to CT imaging
- Patients with hip dislocations
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
230 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01828749
Start Date
February 1 2013
End Date
March 1 2015
Last Update
April 25 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28210