BACKGROUND The rate of trauma in the elderly is growing. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the characteristics of non-hip fracture-associated trauma in elderly patients at a level I trauma center. METHODS The study database of this retrospective cohort study was the trauma registry of a level I trauma center. Trauma patients admitted from January 2001 to December 2003 were stratified into different ag...

The approximate number of road traffic accidents that occur in Germany every year is 4.8 million. In 15-25% of these accidents patients die on scene, while about 35,000 severely injured patients are admitted to the resuscitation units of trauma centers in Germany, out of which about 10% do not survive. To continuously observe and improve their treatment and management, polytraumatized patients ...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the relative effect of elderly patients and increasing injury severity on acute hospital costs and inpatient length of stay. METHODS A prospective study of all trauma team activations at a single inner city trauma centre was conducted over a 1-year period. Costs were imputed using Australian Refined Diagnosis-Related Groups. Costs and inpatient length o...

OBJECTIVE To know the prevalence and etiology of oral and maxillofacial trauma in elders. METHODS Analytical quantitative cross-sectional study conducted at a public trauma hospital located in Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil. The study population comprised patients with trauma who were hospitalized from April to August 2014. Of these patients, patients with oral and maxillofacial trauma were chosen t...

BACKGROUND This study analyzes trends in hospitalization and outcome for adult, elderly, and pediatric trauma victims in the Florida Trauma System (FTS) from 1991 to 2003, during which time the number of centers nearly doubled from 11 to 20. METHODS Administrative data was queried for all admissions with at least one trauma related discharge. Patients were stratified by age as pediatric (age,...

Background The world population of inhabitants of greater than 60 years of age has doubled since 1980 and is predicted to reach 2 billion by 2050 [1]. Trauma is the sixth leading cause of death in patients over 60 years of age [2]. Though this growing elderly population only comprises 12% of overall trauma patients, they consume considerable medical resources [3] and are more likely to require ...

Previous work has demonstrated an age-related decline in neutrophil function, including a decline in phagocytic capacity, with age in healthy individuals. This decline in function may contribute to increased susceptibility to bacterial infections in the elderly population. The present study has investigated the effects of age on susceptibility to infection and neutrophil function in elderly hum...

The geriatric trauma patient poses unique challenges to the trauma surgeon due to occult injuries and occult hypoperfusion. We hypothesized that those elderly patients with significant injuries, who were not initially evaluated via trauma activation, would suffer worse outcomes. All cases of elderly (age ≥ 65) admitted to the trauma service from the years 2000 to 2010 were included. Our trauma...