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NCT Number: NCT05569447

Tree Branch Penetrating Injury

Penetrating trauma to the neck can result in severe morbidity and mortality. Location of the injury dictates the appropriate clinical management. Challenging traumatic injuries require resourceful treatment options

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Key information

Conditions

Penetrating Injury Neck

Age range

50 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

STHS McAllen

McAllen, Texas, 78503, United States

About this study

A complex traumatic case of a foreign body penetrating the neck, the parotid gland, disrupting the internal jugular vein, with the tip resting at the anterior aspect of the C1 ring is reported. In this case, the authors seek to describe the clinical management of a vascular injury that resulted from penetrating zone III of the neck.

Due to the complex and dense presence of various structure in the neck, injuries can be difficult to manage. Thus, an algorithm identifies management strategies that are suggested based on the location of the injury, signs of vascular injury, identified injured structures and the hemodynamic stability of the patient. Balloon tamponade has been described in other organs of the body and it might be a therapeuticn option in patients were venous injuries are difficult to access.

Penetrating neck injuries continue to result in significant morbidity and mortality. However, with appropriate and efficient evaluation and management, better outcomes are expected as demonstrated in this case.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Penetrating Injury to the Neck

Exclusion criteria

  • N?A

Treatment and study plan

Balloon Tamponade

Procedure

A tamponade device that was fashioned using an 18F red rubber catheter and Penrose drain that was cut to the approximate length of the tract and ligated proximally and distally with #0 silk.

Primary outcomes

  1. Mortality

    Time frame: 1 month

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

South Texas Health System McAllen

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Tree Branch Penetrating Injury Into Zone III of the Neck

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Oct 6, 2022
Registry last updated
Oct 7, 2022

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