Clinical Study
Penetrating Neck Trauma in a Level II Trauma Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Hospital stay, incidence of surgical exploration, and injured structures in both groups.
| | Parameter | Group I (living ) | Group II (died ) | Total () | value |
| | Hospital stay mean (SD; days) | 6.6 (3.4) | 2 (1) | 6.6 (3.4) | 0.002 | | Range (days) | 1–18 | 1–3 | 1–18 | |
| | Indication of surgical exploration | | | | | | Profuse hemorrhage and shock | 9 (21) | 0 | 9 (18.4) | | | Subcutaneous emphysema | 5 (11.6) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (12.2) | NA | | Expanding hematoma | 2 (4.7) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (6.1) | | | Foreign body (FB) removal | 3 (7) | 0 | 3 (6.1) | |
| | Injured structure (%) | | | | | | Soft tissue | 23 (50) | 0 | 23 (46.9) | | | Arterial | 4 (9.3) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (10.2) | | | Venous | 10 (23.3) | 0 | 10 (20.4) | | | Larynx and trachea | 3 (7) | 0 | 3 (6.1) | NA | | Pharynx and esophagus | 2 (4.7) | 0 | 2 (4.1) | | | Spine and neurologic | 1 (2.3) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (4.1) | | | Combined vascular and aerodigestive | 0 | 4 (66.7) | 4 (8.1) | |
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