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- Title
Predictors of mortality in pediatric urban firearm injuries.
- Authors
Feldman, Kelly; Tashiro, Jun; Allen, Casey; Perez, Eduardo; Neville, Holly; Schulman, Carl; Sola, Juan; Feldman, Kelly A; Allen, Casey J; Perez, Eduardo A; Neville, Holly L; Schulman, Carl I; Sola, Juan E
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Although firearms account for less than 5 % of all pediatric injuries, they have the highest associated case fatality rate.<bold>Methods: </bold>The registry at a Level-1 trauma center was used to identify firearm injuries (<18 years of age) from 1991 to 2011. Descriptive statistics and risk-adjusted multivariate analyses (MVA) were performed.<bold>Results: </bold>Overall, 1085 patients were identified. Immediate operations were performed in 33 % (n = 358) of patients with most having abdominal surgery (n = 214). Survival was 86 %, but higher for African Americans (OR = 1.92) than for Hispanics (p = 0.006). African Americans were more likely to sustain extremity (OR = 2.26) and less head (OR = 0.36) injuries than Hispanics (p < 0.001). Analysis by injury location showed that head (OR = 14.1) had the highest associated mortality. Other significant predictors included multiple major injury (defined by Abbreviated Injury Scale) with central nervous system involvement (OR = 7.30) and single injuries to the chest (OR = 2.68). These findings were compared to abdominal injuries as the baseline (p < 0.02). MVA demonstrated that Caucasian children had higher mortality (OR = 6.12) vs. Hispanics (p = 0.031). Children admitted with initial pH ≤ 7.15 (OR = 14.8), initial hematocrit ≤30 (OR = 3.24), or Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 15 (OR = 1.08) had higher mortality rates (p < 0.05).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Independent significant indicators of mortality include low initial pH or hematocrit, Caucasian race, high ISS, and those who sustain head injuries.
- Subjects
PEDIATRIC surgery; ABDOMINAL surgery; FIREARMS; HEAD injuries; HEMATOCRIT; MULTIVARIATE analysis
- Publication
Pediatric Surgery International, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 1, p53
- ISSN
0179-0358
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00383-016-3984-0