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Comparing Use of a Prehospital Ultrasound System and Standard Prehospital Care in Thoracoabdominal Trauma

NCT02198885 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2017-11-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The NanoMaxx Ultrasound System (SonoSite) in connection with the RP-Xpress (InTouch Technologies) provides a means of transmitting ultrasound images, video, and audio to a remote location in real-time. It has been envisioned that this system be used to diagnose trauma patients with suspected pleural effusion, hemothorax, pneumothorax, or abdominal blockage during prehospital care; under the guidance of in-hospital physicians, paramedics would perform an Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) examination while trauma patients are transported to hospital via ambulance. The investigators hypothesize that in-hospital physicians interpreting ultrasound images obtained by paramedics during trauma patients' transportation to hospital will reduce time to diagnosis; thus, preparations by emergency physicians, surgeons, and operating room teams to receive critically injured patients may begin earlier, reducing time to intervention during a critical period in patient care. Data will also be collected regarding quality of images obtained in-ambulance and the interaction between paramedics and physicians using the remote-presence system.

Conditions

  • Thoracoabdominal Trauma
  • Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
  • NanoMaxx Ultrasound System (SonoSite)
  • RP-Xpress (InTouch Technologies)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saskatoon Health Region

    collaborator OTHER

  • M.D. Ambulance Care Ltd.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ivar Mendez · University of Saskatchewan

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-04-30
Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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