Transesophageal Echocardiography To Diagnose Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury Traumatic Aortic Injury

Last updated: March 12, 2025
Sponsor: Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)

Clinical Study ID

NCT05226858
NMRR-21-518-59250 (IIR)
  • Ages 18-100
  • All Genders

Study Summary

To determine test performance of transesophageal echocardiography performed by emergency physician ultrasound for the identification of blunt traumatic aortic injury in chest trauma.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

All trauma patients with suspected BTAI in the emergency department (ED) who undergo both TEE and CTA.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Children (age under 18 years) will not be eligible for inclusion in this study.

  2. Patients with contraindication to TEE such as suspected esophageal injury orpathology

Study Design

Total Participants: 56
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 15, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2025

Study Description

This is a multicentre prospective observational trial. All trauma patients with suspected BTAI at the emergency department (ED) will undergo resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography to evaluate the thoracic aorta.

Resuscitative TEE is a minimally invasive procedure to evaluate all chest trauma patients. Besides the aorta, TEE can also provide other useful information regarding the hemodynamic status, cardiac function and lung pathology of the patient.

Patients will be recruited into the study by investigators who take informed consent from the patient or next of kin prior to the TEE procedure.

For all patients with suspected BTAI, CTA is mandatory to confirm the diagnosis of BTAI.

TEE findings of BTAI will be compared to CTA which will be considered the reference standard unless confirmation is available from surgical procedures or autopsy.

Inter-observer variability for normal or pathological TEE images interpretation is performed prior to the initiation of the study.

Connect with a study center

  • Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah

    Alor Setar, Kedah 05460
    Malaysia

    Active - Recruiting

  • School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia

    Kubang Kerian, Kelantan 16150
    Malaysia

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun

    Ipoh, Perak 30450
    Malaysia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Queen Elizabeth

    Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 88586
    Malaysia

    Terminated

  • Hospital Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur, 50586
    Malaysia

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Malaya

    Kuala Lumpur,
    Malaysia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Melaka

    Melaka, 75400
    Malaysia

    Active - Recruiting

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