ArticleCritical care explorations2022
Mortality and PICU Hospitalization Among Pediatric Gunshot Wound Victims in Chicago.
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- Comparison of outcomes and mortality rates in lower-extremity fractures due to gunshot wounds among pediatric patients.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Evaluation of pediatric gunshot wounds and emergency department dynamics in high-volume incidents.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025Article
- Trends in pediatric firearm-related injuries and disparities in acute outcomes.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Firearm injury accounts for significant morbidity with high mortality among children admitted to the PICU. Understanding risk factors for PICU admission is an important step toward developing prevention and intervention strategies to minimize the burden of pediatric gunshot wound (GSW) injury.
objectivesThe primary objective of this study was to characterize outcomes and the likelihood of PICU admission among children with GSWs. DESIGN SETTING AND
participantsRetrospective cohort study of GSW patients 0-18 years old evaluated at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital Pediatric Trauma Center from 2010 to 2017. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Demographic and injury severity measures were acquired from an institutional database. We describe mortality and hospitalization characteristics for the cohort. We used logistic regression models to test the association between PICU admission and patient characteristics.
resultsDuring the 8-year study period, 294 children experienced GSWs. We did not observe trends in overall mortality over time, but mortality for children with GSWs was higher than all-cause PICU mortality. Children 0-6 years old experienced longer hospitalizations compared with children 13-16 years old (5 vs 3 d; CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Despite declines in pediatric firearm mortality across the United States, mortality did not decrease over time in our cohort and was higher than all-cause PICU mortality. Younger children with GSWs experience longer hospitalizations and require PICU care more often than older children. Our findings suggest that the youngest victims of firearm-related injury may be particularly at-risk of the long-term sequelae of critical illness and injury.
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