Outcomes of very elderly trauma ICU patients. Results from the Spanish trauma ICU registry.

Medicina intensiva
M Chico-FernándezNeurointensive Care and Trauma Working Group of the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SEMICYUC)

Abstract

To analyze outcomes and factors related to mortality among very elderly trauma patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) participating in the Spanish trauma ICU registry. A multicenter nationwide registry. Retrospective analysis. November 2012-May 2017. Participating ICUs. Trauma patients aged ≥80 years. None. The outcomes and influence of limitation of life sustaining therapy (LLST) were analyzed. Comparisons were established using the Wilcoxon test, Chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test as appropriate. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze variables related to mortality. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. The mean patient age was 83.4±3.3 years; 281 males (60.4%). Low-energy falls were the mechanisms of injury in 256 patients (55.1%). The mean ISS was 20.5±11.1, with a mean ICU stay of 7.45±9.9 days. The probability of survival based on the TRISS methodology was 69.8±29.7%. The ICU mortality rate was 15.5%, with an in-hospital mortality rate of 19.2%. The main cause of mortality was intracranial hypertension (42.7%). The ISS, the need for first- and second-tier measures to control intracranial pressure, and being admitted to the ICU for organ donation were independent m...Continue Reading

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Jan 18, 2020·European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : Official Publication of the European Trauma Society·Juan Antonio Llompart-PouMario Chico-Fernández

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