Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Thoracic Trauma: A Multi-Institutional Trial

Description

The objective of the proposed study is to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ED POCUS in pediatric traumatic thoracic injuries including traumatic pneumothorax, hemothorax, lung contusion, rib fractures, and pulmonary edema (from submersion injury). This will be a prospective, multicenter, observational study of children 0-21 years of age presenting to the participating pediatric emergency departments for suspected traumatic thoracic injury. Results of POCUS will be compared to that of chest X-ray, final clinical diagnosis, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Study hypotheses are that POCUS is highly accurate (90-95%) when compared to chest X-ray, and moderately accurate (\~80%) when compared to CT or MRI in diagnosing these conditions.

Conditions

Trauma Chest, Pediatric ALL

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Study overview

The objective of the proposed study is to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ED POCUS in pediatric traumatic thoracic injuries including traumatic pneumothorax, hemothorax, lung contusion, rib fractures, and pulmonary edema (from submersion injury). This will be a prospective, multicenter, observational study of children 0-21 years of age presenting to the participating pediatric emergency departments for suspected traumatic thoracic injury. Results of POCUS will be compared to that of chest X-ray, final clinical diagnosis, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Study hypotheses are that POCUS is highly accurate (90-95%) when compared to chest X-ray, and moderately accurate (\~80%) when compared to CT or MRI in diagnosing these conditions.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Thoracic Trauma: A Multi-Institutional Trial

Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Thoracic Trauma: A Multi-Institutional Trial

Condition
Trauma Chest
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Sacramento

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, 95816

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Eligible subjects will be children 0 to 21 years of age presenting to the participating PEDs meeting trauma activation criteria and with suspected thoracic injury.
  • * Congenital or acquired cardiopulmonary or osteogenic conditions rendering POCUS ineffective, foreign body/ barrier to lung ultrasound of which removal is contraindicated, subjects under law-enforcement custody, and subjects deemed unsuitable by treating clinicians.

Ages Eligible for Study

0 Years to 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Sutter Health,

Study Record Dates

2025-12-08