Emergency Preservation and Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest from Trauma (EPR-CAT)
Abstract
During this sixth year of the project, we have successfully completed Institutional Review Board approval from the University of Pittsburgh and USAMRMC Human Research Protection Office. We proceeded with training of the key personnel needed for implementation of the protocol. The training included several animal studies, examination of a cadaver, and dry runs using full-scale human simulators at the Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research. Trainees included trauma surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, perfusionists, Emergency Department personnel, and research staff. We acquired the equipment that will be needed in the Emergency Department. As of April, 2014, the staff of the trauma center at UPMC Presbyterian have been prepared for study enrollment. No appropriate candidates have been identified yet. We are reviewing the data on patients who have undergone Emergency Department thoracotomies during this time to better understand why enrollment has been less than expected. As of June, 2013, Dr. Tisherman has moved to the Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland. This center already has approval from its IRB for community consultation. Dr. Tisherman is working with the research staff to implement this plan in the near future.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA616596
Entities
People
- Patrick M. Kochanek
- Samuel A. Tisherman
Organizations
- University of Pittsburgh