Table 5.
Patients with penetrating cardiac injuries grouped by signs of life and surgery
| Surgery | n | Median | Range | MV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No SOL on-scene | GCS | - | 0 | |||
| (n = 8) | + | 8 | 3 | |||
| Transport | - | 0 | ||||
| + | 7 | 25 | 9-41 | 1 | ||
| ISS | - | 0 | ||||
| + | 8 | 34 | 25-75 | |||
| SOL lost in transport | GCS | - | 0 | |||
| (n = 10) | + | 10 | 3 | |||
| Transport | - | 0 | ||||
| + | 8 | 26 | 11-43 | 2 | ||
| ISS | - | 0 | ||||
| + | 10 | 26 | 9-75 | |||
| SOL on admission | GCS | - | 7 | 15 | 9-15 | |
| (n = 13) | + | 6 | 9 | 5-15 | ||
| Transport | - | 6 | 30 | 15-180 | 1 | |
| + | 6 | 21 | 15-40 | |||
| ISS | - | 7 | 21 | 9-22 | ||
| + | 6 | 25 | 19-75 |
GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score; n, number of patients; MV, missing values; SOL, signs of life; Transport, transport time (in minutes) from injury to admission