N/A Completed N=165

Hypoxemia in the First 24 Hours After Trauma - an Observational Study

Trauma · Trauma Injury · Hypoxemia · Hypoxia

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06256692 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

165

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Apr 2026

Primary outcomePrimary: Occurrence of Hypoxemia — 5.1; 5.1 IR of episodes pr. 100 participant-hours — p=0.95

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the occurrence of hypoxemia (an abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood) in trauma patients within the first 24 hours of hospital admission following arrival to a trauma center. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Do trauma patients experience hypoxemia during the initial 24 hours of hospital admission following trauma? * What is the daily distribution of potential hypoxemic episodes? The investigators expect that hypoxemic episodes will be more frequent during the night (20.00-07.59) than during the day (08.00-19.59) An additional pulse oximeter will be attached to the participants, which measures oxygen saturation in the blood during the first 24 hours of hospital admission after trauma.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Occurrence of Hypoxemia	5.1; 5.1	0.95
SECONDARY Location of Hypoxemia (Specific Departments)	6.7; 4.5; 6.4; 8.5; 6.6; 0	1
SECONDARY Prolonged Hypoxemic Episodes	0.9; 1.0	0.83
SECONDARY Cumulated Time of Hypoxemia	5.5; 3.0	0.05

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged ≥18 years
Blunt or penetrating mechanism of trauma
Trauma team activation
Admission to a ward/ICU from trauma centre

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a suspicion of carbon monoxide intoxication
No applicable finger or toe for sensor attachment
Trauma team activation was cancelled
No available pulse oximeter at admission

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