Table 2.

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with penetrating cardiac injuries

Variables	Patients (n, %) n = 31
Male	26 (84 %)
Female	5 (16 %)
Age	28* (17–64)
Violence	22
Self-inflicted	6
Unknown	3
ISS	25* (21–35)
RTS	0* (0–6,9)
GCS	3* (3–13)
Ps	0,0152* (0,004-0,956)

*denotes median (range)

ISS, Injury Severity Score; RTS, Revised Trauma Score; Ps, Probability of Survival; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale