Young Neurosurgeons and Rapid Fire Abstracts-Penetrating Gunshot Wounds to the Head: 10 Years of A Single Institutional Experience

Penetrating Gunshot Wounds to the Head: 10 Years of A Single Institutional Experience

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In this video, Bhavli Dowd, a fourth-year medical student, discusses penetrating gunshot wounds to the head. Dowd presents findings from a study conducted at a level one trauma center over the past 10 years. Out of the 322 identified patients with penetrating brain injury who survived initial resuscitation, 315 were due to gunshot wounds, and 297 were neural penetrating on head CT. The study observed that bihemispheric bullet tracks were significantly associated with mortality, while unilateral/bifrontal tracks were associated with better outcomes. Patients who survived past the critical 48-hour mark had a good chance of positive recovery with mild disability. The study aims to develop a prognostic score to guide neurosurgical care for survivors of gunshot wounds to the head. No credits were mentioned in the transcript.

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Fakhry Dawoud

Keywords

penetrating gunshot wounds

head

medical student

neurosurgical care

prognostic score