Shotgun injuries. Need for a special point of view.

Background: Shotgun injuries (SGI) are infrequent, but due its special ballistics, are related to adverse outcomes.

Objective: To analyze operative and administrative variables, critical for the institution.

Method: Demographics and health-care related variables from SGI patients admitted to Military Central Hospital (Mexico City) between July 2006 and August 2019, were retrospectively studied.