Pronóstico en traumatismos craneoencefálicos penetrantes posterior a proyectil de arma de fuego en el Hospital Abel Gilbert Pontón durante el periodo 2021-2022.

Abstract

Penetrating head trauma is a common problem that is associated with a high mortality rate, which affects the quality of life of the person and their family members. The purpose of the investigative work is to describe the prognoses of penetrating head trauma due to a firearm project. Materials and Methods: The study design is descriptive, observational, retrospective and cross-sectional in patients who were treated in the emergency area at the Abel Gilbert Ponton Hospital from January 2021 to January 2022. Results: Within the clinical records, 192 were analyzed. patients, of which 160 met the criteria, it was evident that within the Marshall mortality scale 2.5% had good prognoses, 6.3% grade II presented with a mortality rate of up to 33%, 7.5% % of patients according to the scale had 55% mortality, grade IV 14.4% of patients had a risk of 100% mortality, grade V with 27.5% and the assessed risk was spent at 52% and grade VI with 41.9%, their mortality risk was up to 80%. Conclusions: Posterior penetrating head injuries from firearms have a higher mortality rate than any other trauma.