Emergency Management of Minor Blunt Thoracic Trauma

To Review the Management and Follow-up of Patients With Minor Thoracic Injuries Treated by Emergency Physicians.

Thoracic traumas are frequent causes of emergency department admissions and the third most common cause of death from trauma. Although emergency management of major thoracic traumas that have high mortality and morbidity were discussed and well-understood in detail in the literature, there are limited information regarding diagnosis, emergency management, treatment and follow-up after discharge of patients with minor blunt thoracic traumas.

The investigators aimed to investigate demographic data, physical examination findings, and the relationship between lung injury, emergency department final diagnosis, hospitalization, discharge and re-admission rates, effects of prescribed analgesics on pain and re-admissions of patients with a pre-diagnosis of minor blunt thoracic trauma on first admission.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Thoracic Injuries,

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 186

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Antalya, Turkey, 07100
    • Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who admitted within the first 6 hours after injury to hospital due to blunt thoracic trauma without concomitant major injury were considered to have minor thoracic trauma and were included in the study

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 15
• stable vital signs
• admitted within the first 6 hours after injury

Exclusion Criteria:

• urgent and urgent triage category

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
minor blunt thoracic trauma patient; demographic data, physical examination findings

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The incidence of lung injuries caused by minor thoracic traumas will be assessed by using questionnaire.	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Antalya Training and Research Hospital
• Investigators: Study Chair: faruk güngör, md, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Shields JF, Emond M, Guimont C, Pigeon D. Acute minor thoracic injuries: evaluation of practice and follow-up in the emergency department. Can Fam Physician. 2010 Mar;56(3):e117-24.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 5, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 8, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): July 10, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): July 10, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 8, 2015
• Last Verified: July 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: physical examination; minor blunt thoracic trauma
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Wounds and Injuries; Disease Attributes; Emergencies; Thoracic Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: antalya TRH