Paediatric Rural vs Urban Trauma

N/ACompletedNCT04760886

Mrs Jennifer M Dunn100 enrolled

Overview

Retrospective cohort study examining paediatric trauma admission over 1 year in a rural hospital vs urban centre

As above. All patient data was anonymised.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Paediatric Trauma

Interventions

Type of hospital (rural DGH vs Urban MTC)OTHER

In this small cohort study, the hospital in which the patients were treated was the intervention. One was in a rural area and was a district general, whereas one was in an urban enviroment and was a major trauma centre.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All paediatric trauma in each centre over the above time frame, treated operatively, seen on an acute orthopaedic take Exclusion Criteria: * Adults, non-operative trauma

Locations (1)

Jennifer Dunn, Raigmore hospital orthopaedic department

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Type of operation performed

Type of orthopaedic intervention documented

Time frame: 1st April 2019- 1st April 2020

Distribution of type of paediatric trauma

Sub-types of fractures seen documented

Time frame: 1st April 2019- 1st April2020

Secondary Outcomes

Seasonality of trauma

winter vs summer months trauma numbers documented

Time frame: 1st April 2019- 1st April 2020

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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