Factors associated with mortality among patients with penetrating non-compressible torso hemorrhage in South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
Among patients with penetrating injuries to the torso, high triage scores, high injury severity, early airway interventions, and penetrating abdominal trauma were associated with elevated mortality risk.
Authors
- Hendrick J. Lategan
- Elaine Erasmus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5136-8468)
- Julia Finn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-9218)
- Julia Dixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9229-2658)
- Mohammed Mayet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5155-9427)
- Janette Verster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-5456)
- Karlien Doubell
- Craig Wylie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2168-4838)
- Smitha Bhaumik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-9293)
- Christiaan A. Rees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-5348)
- Nee‐Kofi Mould‐Millman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-6903)
- Steven Gremel Schauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2322-5216)
- Lani Finck
- Adane F. Wogu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6592-6512)
- Shaheem de Vries (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3986-1652)
- Maria Jamison
- L’Oreal Snyders
- Leigh Wagner
- Mengli Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4974-3588)
- L Hodson
- George Oosthuizen
Institutions
- University of Colorado Hospital (US)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Government of South Africa (ZA)
- Right to Care (ZA)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2025.02.002
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- Defense Health Agency