Potential Harms of Emergency Department Thoracotomy in Patients With Persistent Cardiac Arrest Following Trauma: A Nationwide Observational Study

Potential Harms of Emergency Department Thoracotomy in Patients With Persistent Cardiac Arrest Following Trauma: A Nationwide Observational Study - EDT for Persistent Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000050840

Enrollment

1289

Registered

2023-04-13

Start date

2022-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Persistent traumatic cardiac arrest

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Trauma patients (1) aged older than or equal to 18 years, (2) with no measurable blood pressure at the scene and (3) on hospital arrival, which is defined as 0 mmHg of systolic blood pressure on arrival,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with missing data on survival at discharge

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Survival to discharge	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Days of ventilator use, length of ICU and hospital stay, frequencies of emergency hemostatic procedures, including surgery, angiography, and REBOA, and the amount of transfusion, including red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, and platelets	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRyo Yamamoto

Keio University School of Medicine Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

ryo.yamamoto@gmail.com0332251323

Outcome results