Penetrating Gunshot Injuries at a Single Johannesburg Centre

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa40 enrolled

Overview

A retrospective audit of cardiac penetrating cardiac injuries with specific reference to GSW

A descriptive retrospective study looking at the outcomes in patients with penetrating cardiac injuries especially following gunshot injuries. The physiology on presentation, the ISS, the RTS, the clinical injuries confirmed, the type of investigations conducted, the length of hospital stay, the in-hospital mortality will all be collected. Descriptive study statistics will be utilized and a p-value of \<0,05 will be considered statistically significant.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Trauma

Interventions

Standard clinical managementOTHER

outcomes in GSW cardiac injuries

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all adult Priority 1 patients with GSW cardiac injuries seen at a Johannesburg Trauma facility Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete data or dead on arrival

Locations (2)

Charlotte Maxeke Johanneburg Academic Hospital

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Charlotte Maxeke Johanneburg Academic Hospital

Johannesburg, Gautheng, South Africa

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Injury patterns (check list)

Document cardiac injuries noted in the study group

Time frame: 01 Jan 2008 till 31 December 2018

The number of in-hospital patients who survive the injury

Time frame: 01 jan 2008 till 31 December 2018

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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