Motorcycle-related hospitalizations of the elderly

Biomedical Journal
Ching-Hua HsiehYi-Chun Chen

Abstract

To investigate the injury pattern, mechanisms, severity, and mortality of the elderly hospitalized for treatment of trauma following motorcycle accidents. Motorcycle-related hospitalization of 994 elderly and 5078 adult patients from the 16,548 hospitalized patients registered in the Trauma Registry System between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2013. The motorcycle-related elderly trauma patients had higher injury severity, less favorable outcomes, higher proportion of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), prolonged hospital and ICU stays and higher mortality than those adult motorcycle riders. It also revealed that a significant percentage of elderly motorcycle riders do not wear a helmet. Compared to patients who had worn a helmet, patients who had not worn a helmet had a lower first Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, and a greater percentage presented with unconscious status (GCS score ≤8), had sustained subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral contusion, severe injury (injury severity score 16-24 and ≥25), had longer hospital stay and higher mortality, and had required admission to the ICU. Elderly motorcycle riders tend to present with a higher injury severity, worse outcome, and a bodily injury pa...Continue Reading

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Dec 8, 2017·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Cheng-Shyuan RauChing-Hua Hsieh
Sep 12, 2017·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Cheng-Shyuan RauChing-Hua Hsieh
Nov 16, 2017·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Cheng-Shyuan RauChing-Hua Hsieh
Nov 16, 2017·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Cheng-Shyuan RauChing-Hua Hsieh
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Jun 20, 2019·Annals of Saudi Medicine·Suliman AlghnamIbrahim Albabtain
Sep 7, 2019·BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders·Shao-Chun WuChing-Hua Hsieh
Jun 5, 2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Meng-Wei ChangChing-Hua Hsieh
Jul 25, 2017·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ko-Chien LinChing-Hua Hsieh
Aug 22, 2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ting-Min HsiehChing-Hua Hsieh
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