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NCT Number: NCT05954936

Trauma Registry in Villavicencio, Colombia

Introduction: Injuries are a leading cause of mortality worldwide. It is necessary to know the incidence of injuries, mechanisms of wounds, therapy provided, and outcomes. Trauma registries are useful to describe the population served in specialized centers. Nevertheless, it is necessary also to identify the peculiarities of the event in the province and institutions non-dedicated to trauma attention.

Objective: The study aims to describe the initial experience with a trauma register in a general hospital in the Colombian Orinoquia.

Methodology: The investigators designed an observational retrospective study to analyze the admission database and revision of history charts of patients older than 15 years admitted for trauma from January to June 2023 in a hospital from Villavicencio, Colombia. The information will be exported to Excel for debugging and analysis. A description of the frequency and proportion of categorical variables will be performed; the central distribution and dispersion of quantitative variables will be reported. U of Mann-Whitney and Chi-square tests will be used to compare the variables by outcome; a p<0.05 was selected as a significant value.

Conclusions: It will be a pioneer study in this region, and it is necessary to evaluate the incidence of patients admitted by trauma, the mechanisms and type of injury, the care provided, and the outcomes.

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Key information

Conditions

Trauma Multiple Trauma Penetrating Wounds Polytrauma Registries Severe Trauma Trauma Blunt Wounds and Injuries Wounds, Nonpenetrating Wounds, Penetrating

Age range

16 year–120 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Clinica Primavera

Villavicencio, Meta Department, 50001, Colombia

About this study

Trauma is a leading cause of global mortality or incapacitation in survivors. The population involved is mainly young adult men affected by preventable injuries. Knowing the incidence of injuries, mechanisms of wounds, approaching strategies, and outcomes is essential to review individual interventions and collective policies to improve prevention.

Casualties in Colombia had a high incidence in previous decades; injuries and attributable deaths have recently decreased, but they are still the third cause of mortality. Contrary to high-income countries, interpersonal violence is the predominant mechanism involved.

Data registries are used worldwide in specialized centers that focus on providing healthcare in trauma. Nevertheless, it is necessary also to know the incidence in community and non-dedicated general hospitals.

Determining the characteristics of patients admitted to the emergency ward by injuries will provide essential information on the severity, mechanisms, type of population affected, immediate or consequential care delivered, and outcomes. Such an analysis will give knowledge to prioritize policies, resources, upgrade clinical practice guidelines, and improve results.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients admitted to the emergency ward by trauma.

Exclusion criteria

  • None.

Treatment and study plan

Risk factor

Other

No therapeutic or diagnostic intervention will be provided; it is an observational study.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of patients dead

    Time frame: 28 days or discharge

    Mortality on discharge or the first 28 days of hospitalization

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of days in hospitalization

    Time frame: 28 days or discharge

    Hospital length of stay

  2. Number of patients needing ICU

    Time frame: 28 days or discharge

    Need of ICU

  3. Number of days in ICU

    Time frame: 28 days or discharge

    ICU length of stay

  4. Number of patients needing mechanical ventilation

    Time frame: 28 days or discharge

    Need of mechanical ventilation

  5. Number of days in mechanical ventilation

    Time frame: 28 days or discharge

    Length of mechanical ventilation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio

Other

Collaborators

  • Cooperative University of Colombia

Registry information

Official study title

Trauma Registry in a General Hospital From Villavicencio, Colombia, First Semester 2023: An Observational Retrospective Trial

Acronym: TRaVi

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 20, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 12, 2024

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