Is There a Benefit of Whole Body Computed Tomography (WBCT) for Patients With Only High Velocity Road Traffic Collision (RTC) Vittel Criteria?

Rennes University Hospital93 enrolled

Overview

For victims of high velocity RTC, with no other Vittel criteria of gravity, normal clinical examination of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 15 : * Study of clinically unsuspected injuries discovered on WBCT * Description * Predictive factors * Diagnostic performances of kinetic elements of Vittel criteria, and results of examinations realised at the ED.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

High Velocity Transport Accidents

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Consecutives patients consulting the emergency department between August 1st 2016 and July 31th 2017 : * Older than 18 y.o. * WBCT performed, * Victim of a high velocity RTC as defined by the presence of at least one criteria of the kinetics elements of the Vittel Criteria * Normal physical exam of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, * GCS score of 15 Exclusion Criteria: * Opposition of the patient to the use of their CT-scan for research * Patients who are under legal protection * Patients who are incarcerated

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes

Rennes, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of injuries diagnosed by Whole Body Computed Tomography (WBCT) that were not clinically suspected.

Number of injuries diagnosed by WBCT that were not clinically suspected. Classification in 3 categories according to their management : * Potentially severe, that involve modification of patients management * Injuries that could require further investigation according to the symptoms * Minor injuries that require no further investigation or specific management

Time frame: The day of inclusion

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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