NCT04999397

Penetrating Cardiac Injuries: Outcome of Treatment From a Level 1 Trauma Centre in South

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 167 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Witwatersrand, South Africa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Retrospective observational study design auditing the outcomes of cardiac injuries in a single centre

Detailed description

retrospective study over a two-year period. The demographics, injury sustained, clinical physiological parameters, mechanism of injury, injury site and patterns, outcomes and in-hospital mortality description of patients who were admitted at a single centre for further management of their cardiac injuries. Investigations performed, and procedures that were undertaken were also documented. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed. P-value of \<0,05 was considered clinically significant.

Conditions

• Penetrating Cardiac Trauma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	standards clinical management	outcomes seen in cardiac injuries post clincal care

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-31
• Completion: 2019-12-31
• First posted: 2021-08-10
• Last updated: 2021-08-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Africa