Transesophageal Echocardiography To Diagnose Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury Traumatic Aortic Injury

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Conditions studied: Trauma Chest

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05226858

Run by

Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun

People needed

56

Starts

2022-03-15

Expected to finish

2025-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• Children (age under 18 years) will not be eligible for inclusion in this study.
• Patients with contraindication to TEE such as suspected esophageal injury or pathology

Where it is running

• Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah — Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia (enrolling)
• Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun — Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia (enrolling)
• Hospital Kuala Lumpur — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (enrolling)
• University of Malaya — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (enrolling)
• Hospital Melaka — Malacca, Malaysia (enrolling)
• Hospital Queen Elizabeth — Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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