Table 2 Distribution of patients according to gender, hemodynamic status on admission, wound classification, surgical intervention, and post-discharge conditions related to the mechanism
From: Penetrating cardiac trauma: analysis of 240 cases from a hospital in Bogota, Colombia
Wound type | Variables | Dead | Alive | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stab wounds (n = 223) | Sex | Male | 25 | 190 | 215 |
Female | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
Hemodynamic status | Fatal | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
In extremis | 8 | 32 | 40 | ||
Deep shock | 16 | 60 | 76 | ||
Normal | 1 | 98 | 99 | ||
Wound classification | Grade II injury | 0 | 73 | 73 | |
Grade III injury | 4 | 27 | 31 | ||
Grade IV injury | 11 | 55 | 66 | ||
Grade V injury | 12 | 41 | 53 | ||
Surgical approach | Sternotomy | 9 | 135 | 144 | |
Thoracotomy—anterolateral | 18 | 60 | 78 | ||
Clamshell incision | – | 1 | 1 | ||
Thoracotomy—posterolateral | – | 98 | 98 | ||
Gunshot wounds (n = 17) | Sex | Male | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Female | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Hemodynamic status | Fatal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
In extremis | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
Deep shock | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
Normal | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
Wound classification | Grade II injury | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Grade III injury | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Grade IV injury | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
Grade V injury | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Surgical approach | Sternotomy | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Thoracotomy—anterolateral | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
Clamshell incision | NA | 0 | 0 | ||
Thoracotomy | NA | 0 | 0 | ||