Standard of care of traumatic splenic injuries in children in Germany - Evaluation and comparison with international standards.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025894

Enrollment

400

Registered

2022-11-25

Start date

2021-11-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

S36.0

Interventions

Group 1: This is a prospective cross-sectional study using a pseudonymized online survey. A fictitious patient example is used to query the current practice of care for splenic injuries in children. A

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All physicians who treat splenic injuries in children. Therefore, all physicians working in a pediatric surgery clinic/department, in a pediatric intensive care unit, in a trauma surgery clinic/department, and in a workers' compensation clinic should be surveyed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participation refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary objective is to survey the current practice of care of splenic injuries in children in Germany. In this context, the diagnostic measures, therapeutic steps and applied guidelines will be surveyed.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary objective is to compare the results with international standards.	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactFranziska Wunderlich

Klinik und Poliklinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitätKinderchirurgieHauner'sches Kinderspital

f.wunderlich@campus.lmu.de004989440053101

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026