Venous Thromboembolism in Geriatric Trauma Patients-Risk Factors and Associated Outcomes

The Journal of Surgical Research
Kartik PrabhakaranRifat Latifi

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) places elderly trauma patients at a high risk of morbidity. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcomes related to VTE in geriatric trauma patients, as well as to identify risk factors for the development of VTE in this population. We also assessed the impact of the type and timing of VTE prophylaxis, and the type of injuries, on development of VTE in geriatric trauma population. We performed a 2-year retrospective review from American College of Surgeons-Trauma Quality Improvement Project (ACS-TQIP) databank from 2014 to 2016. A total of 354,272 patients aged 65 y or older who developed VTE after trauma were included in the study. Overall, 354,272 elderly trauma patients with complete records were identified from the year 2014 to 2016, and of this, 4290 (1.1%) patients developed in-hospital VTE. Male gender was more predominant in the VTE group (P < 0.001). Both the ICU length of stay and hospital length of stay (P < 0.001) were higher in the VTE group. Spine injury (P = 0.002), lower extremity injury (P < 0.001), age category 75-84 y (P < 0.001), age ≥85 y (P < 0.001), frailty (P < 0.001), severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) (GCS3-8) (P < 0.001), ventilator days (P < 0.001), and transf...Continue Reading

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