Penetrating Gunshot Injuries at a Single Johannesburg Centre

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

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Key information

Conditions

Trauma Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Charlotte Maxeke Johanneburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Standard clinical management

Other

outcomes in GSW cardiac injuries

Primary outcomes

Injury patterns (check list)

Time frame: 01 Jan 2008 till 31 December 2018

Document cardiac injuries noted in the study group
The number of in-hospital patients who survive the injury

Time frame: 01 jan 2008 till 31 December 2018

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Penetrating Gunshot Cardiac Injuries: Single Centre Experience

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Aug 23, 2021
Registry last updated: Aug 23, 2021

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