Cardiac damage after polytrauma: the role of systematic transthoracic echocardiography - a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart injuries following polytrauma (PT) are identified as a predictor of poor outcome. The diagnostic algorithm of cardiac damage after trauma consists of the systemic measurement of cardiac damage markers, a 3-channel ECG and if there are any suspicious findings, the conduction of a transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). The aim of this study was to implement a systematic analysis of cardiac function using TTE in PT-patients.

Methods

This study is a prospective non-randomized study, conducted in a German Level 1 Trauma Centre between January and July 2024. All polytraumatized patients with an ISS ≥ 16 were included immediately after entering the emergency department. Blood samples were withdrawn at 6 timepoints, at the Emergency room, 24 h, 48 h, three, five and

SUBMITTER: Sztulman L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895250 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature