NCT05944003

Resuscitative Thoracotomy Practices

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 500 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Methodist Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Resuscitative thoracotomies (RT) are an effective life saving measure in appropriate populations \[1-8\]. Unfortunately, when used outside of these populations the mortality rate is typically more than 90% \[1-8\]. Western Trauma Association and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma have provided guidelines for which trauma patients are a candidate for RT \[1-3\].

Detailed description

EPIC and trauma registry will be queried for demographic information, admission dates, discharge diagnoses, inpatient cognitive function, routine testing (imaging and labs) reports, and surgical histories to determine number of patients who underwent RT, survived the RT, deficits from their cardiac arrest, and if they were COVID-19 positive. A full list of variables to be extracted from the chart review is in Appendix B. Chart review and data collection for these patients should be completed by December of 2024.

Conditions

• Resuscitative Thoracotomy Practices

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Resuscitative thoracotomies	Resuscitative thoracotomies is an effective life saving measure in appropriate populations \[1-8\]. Unfortunately, when used outside of these populations the mortality rate is typically more than 90% \[1-8\]. Western Trauma Association and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma have provided guidelines for which trauma patients are a candidate for RT \[1-

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-18
• Primary completion: 2024-05-18
• Completion: 2024-05-18
• First posted: 2023-07-13
• Last updated: 2023-07-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States