Survival predictor for penetrating cardiac injury; a 10-year consecutive cohort from a scandinavian trauma center

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

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