Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes of adult patients hospitalised due to penetrating abdominal trauma at a tertiary trauma hospital in South Africa. Our primary objective is to study the association between waiting time to surgery and outcome (mortality, complications, and length of hospital stay) in normotensive patients treated with laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma.
Interventions
PROCEDURELaparotomy
Exploratory laparotomy.
Sponsors
University of Stellenbosch
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients that are admitted due to penetrating abdominal injuries, irrespective of injury mechanism, time from injury and prior treatment. * Patients that are treated with laparotomy.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients that are admitted due to blunt trauma or combinations of blunt and penetrating trauma. * Patients who are dead on arrival. * Patients that are only re-admitted during the study period, i.e. patients that received primary treatment by TBH before study initiation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Death | Through study completion, an average of 2 weeks | In-hospital death. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Length of stay | Through study completion, an average of 2 weeks | Length of hospital stay. |
| Complications | Through study completion, an average of 2 weeks | Complications according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. |
Countries
South Africa
Outcome results
None listed