Retrospective Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) as Imaging Techniques for Diagnostics in Paediatric Polytrauma

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017015

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-03-26

Start date

2019-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

polytrauma T07

Interventions

Group 1: Children with whole-body MRI diagnostics after trauma Group 2: Children with whole-body CT diagnostics after trauma

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for consideration: • All documented patients between 2011 and 2018, aged 0-16 years, who have received full-body CT or whole-body MRI as part of trauma diagnostics • Patients from the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin and the Greifswald University Medical Center

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: missing data, imaging via MRI / CT from non-traumatological cause

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
* AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale) This system was developed in 1971 to show the consequences of traumatic influences on the human body. Depending on the location (head, thorax, abdomen, spine / spinal cord, pelvis, upper extremities, lower extremities and soft tissues) and type of injury (e.g., open / closed fracture, number of broken ribs, etc.), an injury is assigned an AIS code. Each of these codes is again assigned an injury severity between 1-6. The result is a numerical code that is representative of the injury / combination injury, its location and severity, and can be scientifically compared. However, this is not proportional to the mortality, since the values ??must always be seen in relation to the respective body region. ** ISS (Injury Severity Score) The ISS is an anatomical table developed in 1974 to classify patient injury severity. It is helpful in deriving an assessment of mortality from the recorded AIS Code. The defined body regions are: • head or neck • Face • Thorax • abdomen / pelvic content • Extremities / pelvic girdles • external injuries The AIS codes of the three most seriously injured body regions are squared to calculate the ISS and the sums are then added together. Numerical values ??range from 0 to 75 points, with a patient with a value of ISS> 16 usually being considered severely injured. This study will examine the extent to which severity, age, accident mechanism and the nature of the injuries affect the choice of method of examination. AIS and ISS are retrospectively collected and calculated after discharge from hospital.	—

Measure

Time frame

* AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale) This system was developed in 1971 to show the consequences of traumatic influences on the human body. Depending on the location (head, thorax, abdomen, spine / spinal cord, pelvis, upper extremities, lower extremities and soft tissues) and type of injury (e.g., open / closed fracture, number of broken ribs, etc.), an injury is assigned an AIS code. Each of these codes is again assigned an injury severity between 1-6. The result is a numerical code that is representative of the injury / combination injury, its location and severity, and can be scientifically compared. However, this is not proportional to the mortality, since the values ??must always be seen in relation to the respective body region. ** ISS (Injury Severity Score) The ISS is an anatomical table developed in 1974 to classify patient injury severity. It is helpful in deriving an assessment of mortality from the recorded AIS Code. The defined body regions are: • head or neck • Face • Thorax • abdomen / pelvic content • Extremities / pelvic girdles • external injuries The AIS codes of the three most seriously injured body regions are squared to calculate the ISS and the sums are then added together. Numerical values ??range from 0 to 75 points, with a patient with a value of ISS> 16 usually being considered severely injured. This study will examine the extent to which severity, age, accident mechanism and the nature of the injuries affect the choice of method of examination. AIS and ISS are retrospectively collected and calculated after discharge from hospital.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Length of stay in the hospital and intensive care unit • Age • urgency • Complementary diagnostics • time factor from patient arrival in hospital to diagnosis	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSinan Bakir

Universitätsmedizin Greifswald Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfall-, Wiederherstellungschirurgie und Rehabilitative Medizin

sinan.bakir@uni-greifswald.de03834866115

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026