Fig 1.
This flow diagram demonstrates the inclusion and exclusion of articles found in databases.
Table 1.
Summary of inclusion and exclusion criteria of studies included in to this review.
Table 2.
Demographic parameters of patients included in to the study.
Over the observation period of 30 years we observed an increased age of study populations. The meant Injury Severity Score (ISS) has shown a wide range between 9 points and up to 62.3 points.
Table 3.
The majority of studies included both penetrating and blunt trauma patients.
The rate of penetrating injuries shows a wide range from 4% to 38%. However, 4 studies excluded preclinical deaths from the analysis.
Table 4.
Pattern of mortality and three most frequent causes of death over the period of 30 years.