TRACT Study: Evaluation of the Value of Routine Thoraco-abdominal CT in Blunt Trauma Patients (NCT00228111) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
TRACT Study: Evaluation of the Value of Routine Thoraco-abdominal CT in Blunt Trauma Patients
Netherlands1,000 participantsStarted 2005-06
Plain-language summary
The aim of this study is to establish the additional effectiveness and costs of routine thoraco-abdominal computed tomography (CT) in blunt trauma patients versus conventional radiological imaging and to determine which clinical parameters predict a high additional value of routine thoraco-abdominal CT.
Who can participate
Age range16 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with life threatening vital problems: respiratory, circulatory (pulse \> 120/min, blood pressure \< 100 mmHg, refill \> 4 sec, exterior blood loss \> 500 ml) or neurologically (Glasgow Coma Score \< 14, abnormal pupils) compromised patients.
* Patients with a revised trauma score under 12
* Patients with signs of fractures from at least two long bones
* Patients with clinical signs of flail chest/multiple rib fractures
* Patients with a clinically evident pelvic rim fracture
* Patients with signs of unstable vertebral fractures or signs of neural cord compression
* Patients involved in a high-energy injury mechanism
* Fall from height (\> 3 m)
* As declared by prehospital emergency medical services
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients suffering from a shock Class IIIB/IV
* Patients who need immediate neurosurgical intervention
* Pregnant patients
* Patients referred from other hospitals
* Patients who die at the emergency department