Factors affecting survival following self-inflicted head and neck gunshot wounds: a single-centre retrospective review.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery(2016)
Abstract
Self-inflicted head and neck gunshot wounds are a common modality of suicide in the USA. This study reviewed all self-inflicted head and neck gunshot wound patients with complete records (n=157) treated at a tertiary centre between 2002 and 2012 inclusive. The associations between mortality and patient/clinical variables were evaluated with the χ2 test or Fisher's exact test for statistical difference testing. Outcomes recorded were death (n=92, 59%), discharge to long-term care/rehabilitation (n=58, 37%), and discharge home (n=7, 4%). The majority of patients were male (86.6%) and single/separated/divorced (55.5%). The mortality rate by site, in descending order, was temporal 82%, frontal scalp 69%, submental/intraoral 30%, and neck 25%. Involvement of the central nervous system (n=127) resulted in a 70% mortality, but a lower mortality was observed among patients with an avulsion injury (P=0.025). A tracheostomy within 24h of admission was statistically associated with improved survival (P<0.001), but confounding factors were found. Multivariate analysis revealed increasing age, temporal entry site, and the severity of central nervous system involvement to be positively associated with an increased mortality.
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suicide,gunshot,head and neck
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