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KMID : 0604020140290020088
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Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2014 Volume.29 No. 2 p.88 ~ p.92
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Mortality and Morbidity in Severely Traumatized Elderly Patients
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Yu Byung-Chul
Chung Min
Lee Gil-Jae
Lee Jung-Nam
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Abstract
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Background: As the population ages, the elderly will constitute a prominent proportion of trauma patients. The elderly suffer more severeoutcomes from injuries compared with the young. In this study, we examined the relationship between mortality and complicationswith age.
Methods: This study was a retrospective review of 256 major trauma patients (Injury Severity Score > 15) admitted to an emergencycenter 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 increasingmortality, 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 patientssuffer from complications more frequently compared with their younger counterparts. Appropriate and specific triage and managementguidelines for elderly trauma patients are needed.
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KEYWORD
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aged, morbidity, mortality, trauma
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