Key result
In patients with penetrating cardiac trauma and cardiac tamponade, mortality was significantly higher for gunshot wounds (54.5%) compared to stab wounds (18%).
Population
240 patients with penetrating cardiac injuries who underwent surgery in a trauma referral center in Bogotá…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
Until hospital discharge (median hospital stay 6 days)
Authors
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Mortality benchmarks from this Colombian series may guide local trauma protocols; leaves open generalizability to other socioeconomic settings.
Cross-Sectional (n=240)
No
Absolute Event Rate: 54.5% vs 18%
p-value: p=0.0120
In a large Colombian cohort of penetrating cardiac trauma, overall mortality was 14.6%, with significantly higher mortality observed in gunshot wounds and in patients presenting with cardiac tamponade.
Isaza-Restrepo et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Penetrating cardiac trauma (n=240). Gunshot wounds vs. Stab wounds was evaluated on Mortality in patients with cardiac tamponade (p=0.0120). In patients with penetrating cardiac trauma and cardiac tamponade, mortality was significantly higher for gunshot wounds (54.5%) compared to stab wounds (18%).
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