Table 2 Anatomical site, structures injured, presentation and injury-arrival time
From: Cut throat injuries at a university teaching hospital in northwestern Tanzania: a review of 98 cases
Variables | Response | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Anatomical site | Zone I | 14 | 14.3 |
Zone II | 64 | 65.3 | |
Zone III | 10 | 10.2 | |
Structures injured | Skin, platysma & fascia (superficial & deep) | 98 | 100 |
Larynx | 56 | 57.1 | |
Hypopharynx | 34 | 34.7 | |
Thyroid gland and cartilage | 23 | 23.5 | |
Trachea | 14 | 14.3 | |
Internal jugular vein | 8 | 8.2 | |
Carotid vessels | 3 | 3.1 | |
Presentation | Open wounds | 92 | 93.9 |
Active bleeding | 80 | 82.6 | |
Applied bandage on the wound | 74 | 75.5 | |
Inadequate wound management | 45 | 45.9 | |
Proper wound management | 34 | 34.7 | |
Hemorrhagic shock | 22 | 22.4 | |
Respiratory distress | 16 | 16.3 | |
Injury-arrival time | < 6 hours | 6 | 6.1 |
6-12 hours | 14 | 13.3 | |
12-24 hours | 48 | 49.0 | |
>24 hours | 30 | 30.6 |