Clinical Review In Geriatric Trauma Patients
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
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: 49-54, 2002.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was conducted to examine various clinical factors for their ablity to predict mortality in geriatric patients following trauma.METHODS:
In this retrospective study, medical records from Chun Cheon Sacred Heart hospital were reviewed for patients 65 years and older who sustained trauma. The following variables were extracted and examined, independently and in combination, for their ablity to predict death age, gender, mechanism of injury, blood pressure, and respiration, pulse rate, as well as Glasgow Coma Score, Revised Trauma Score, and Injury Severity Score. These patients had entered the hospital following trauma during a 2-year period (1999-2000).RESULTS:
the Injury Severity Score (more than 28), the Glasgow Coma Score (less than 9), and the Revised Trauma Score (less than 8) were variables that correlated with mortality. Mortality rates were higher for men than for women. Admission variables associated with the highest risks of death included hypotension (mean blood pressure < 78 mmHg); pedestrian and motorcycle traffic accident; skull fracture, subdural hemorrhage, and diffuse axonal injury; and hemothorax and lung contusion.CONCLUSION:
Admission variables in geriatric trauma patients can be used to predict the outcome and may also be useful in making decisions about triage, and treatment of the patient.
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Asunto principal:
Respiración
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Fracturas Craneales
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Presión Sanguínea
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Motocicletas
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Accidentes de Tránsito
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Puntaje de Gravedad del Traumatismo
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Registros Médicos
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Mortalidad
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Triaje
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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