Factors | Overall (n = 30) n (%) | Mortality (n = 5) n (%) | P | Morbidity (n = 13) n (%) | p | Hospital stay (median day) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 25(83.3) | 5 (20) | NS | 12 (48) | NS | 21 |  |
   Female | 5(16.7) | 0 (0) |  | 1 (20) |  | 22 |  |
Presentation Time | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <24 h | 16(53.3) | 2 (12.5) | NS | 7 (43.8) | NS | 15.5 | NS |
   >24 h | 14(46.7) | 3 (21.4) |  | 6 (42.9) |  | 28.5 |  |
Mechanism of injury | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Gunshot | 16(53.3) | 4 (25) | NS | 12(75) | 0.001 | 27 | NS |
   Stab | 4(13.3) | 0 (0) |  | 0 (0) |  | 20 |  |
   Fall | 1(3.3) | 0 (0) |  | 0 (0) |  | 12 |  |
   Foreign body | 9(30) | 1 (11.1) |  | 1 (11.1) |  | 16 |  |
Associated injury | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Present | 13(43.3) | 3 (23.3) | NS | 11(85) | 0.001 | 35 | 0.01 |
   Absent | 17(56.7) | 2 (11.8) |  | 2 (11.8) |  | 15 |  |
Tracheal injury | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Present | 9 (30) | 3 (33.3) | NS | 9 (100) | 0.001 | 35 | 0.01 |
   Absent | 21 (70) | 2 (9.5) |  | 4 (19) |  | 16 |  |
Type of injury | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Extraluminal | 21(70) | 4 (19) | NS | 12 (57.1) | NS | 26 | NS |
   Endoluminal | 9 (30) | 1 (11.1) |  | 1 (11.1) |  | 16 |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤18 | 8 (26.6) | 1 (12.5) | NS | 4 (50) | NS | 44 | NS |
   >18 | 22(73.4) | 4 (18.2) |  | 9 (41) |  | 21 |  |
Surgical Approach | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Primary repair | 19(63.3) | 2 (10.5) |  | 8 (42.1) | NS | 16 | NS |
   Drainage alone | 8 (26.6) | 3 (37.5) | NS | 4 (50) | NS | 21.5 | NS |
   Exclusion | 3 (10) | - |  | 1 (33.3) | NS | 65 | 0.04 |