Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly Patients
Background: As the population ages, the elderly will constitute a prominent proportion of trauma patients. The elderly suffer more severe outcomes from injuries compared with the young. In this study, we examined the relationship between mortality and complications with age. Methods: This study was...
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| author | Byungchul Yu Min Chung Giljae Lee Jungnam Lee |
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| description | Background: As the population ages, the elderly will constitute a prominent proportion of trauma patients. The elderly suffer more severe outcomes from injuries compared with the young. In this study, we examined the relationship between mortality and complications with age.
Methods: This study was a retrospective review of 256 major trauma patients (Injury Severity Score > 15) admitted to an emergency center over a two- year period. Age-dependent mortality and complications were evaluated.
Results: Of 256 patients, 209 (81.6%) were male and the mean age was 47.2 years. There was a trend between increasing age and increasing mortality, but this was not statistically significant. Increasing age was correlated with frequency of complications.
Conclusions: Age was confirmed to be an independent predictor of mortality in major trauma. We documented that elderly trauma patients suffer from complications more frequently compared with their younger counterparts. Appropriate and specific triage and management guidelines for elderly trauma patients are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dda7e568cfb49798450f2ac5a9cd8eb2022-12-21T20:37:15ZengKorean Society of Critical Care MedicineKorean Journal of Critical Care Medicine2383-48702014-05-01292889210.4266/kjccm.2014.29.2.88147Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly PatientsByungchul YuMin ChungGiljae LeeJungnam LeeBackground: As the population ages, the elderly will constitute a prominent proportion of trauma patients. The elderly suffer more severe outcomes from injuries compared with the young. In this study, we examined the relationship between mortality and complications with age. Methods: This study was a retrospective review of 256 major trauma patients (Injury Severity Score > 15) admitted to an emergency center over a two- year period. Age-dependent mortality and complications were evaluated. Results: Of 256 patients, 209 (81.6%) were male and the mean age was 47.2 years. There was a trend between increasing age and increasing mortality, but this was not statistically significant. Increasing age was correlated with frequency of complications. Conclusions: Age was confirmed to be an independent predictor of mortality in major trauma. We documented that elderly trauma patients suffer from complications more frequently compared with their younger counterparts. Appropriate and specific triage and management guidelines for elderly trauma patients are needed.http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2014-29-2-88.pdfagedmorbiditymortalitytrauma |
| spellingShingle | Byungchul Yu Min Chung Giljae Lee Jungnam Lee Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly Patients Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine aged morbidity mortality trauma |
| title | Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly Patients |
| title_full | Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly Patients |
| title_fullStr | Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly Patients |
| title_short | Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly Patients |
| title_sort | mortality and morbidity in severely traumatized elderly patients |
| topic | aged morbidity mortality trauma |
| url | http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2014-29-2-88.pdf |
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