Abstract
The incidence of ladder-related falls is increasing, and this represents a disturbing trend, particularly in the context of increased life expectancy and the impending retirement of the populous 'baby-boomer' generation. To date, there have been no critical illness-focused studies reporting on the incidence, severity and outcomes of severe ladder-related injuries requiring ICU management. Major trauma patients admitted to ICU over a 5year period to June 2011 after ladder falls >1m were identified from prospectively collected trauma data at a Level 1 trauma service. Demographic and ICU clinical management data were collected and non-parametric statistical analyses were used to explore the relationships between variables in hospital mortality/survival. There were 584 ladder fall admissions, including 194 major trauma cases, of whom 29.9% (n=58) fell >1m and were admitted to ICU. Hospital mortality was 26%, and fatal cases were almost entirely older males in domestic falls of ≤3m who died as a result of traumatic brain injury. Non-survivors had lower GCS at the scene (p=0.02), higher AIS head code (p=0.01), higher heart rate and lower mean arterial pressure (p<0.01) in the initial 24h period in ICU, and were ≥55years of age (p=0.0...Continue Reading
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