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Traumatic brain injury in the elderly: A level 1 trauma centre study.
- Source :
- Brain Injury; May2015, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p558-564, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objective: To explore the characteristics and outcome of patients with TBI over 65 years old admitted to an acute care Level 1 Trauma centre in Montreal, Canada. Methods: Data were retrospectively collected on patients ( n = 1812) who were admitted post-TBI to the McGill University Health Centre-Montreal General Hospital from 2000-2011. The cohort was composed of four groups over 65 years old (65-75; 76-85; 86-95; and 96 and more). Outcome measures used were the extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) as well as discharge destination. Results: As the patients got older, the odds of having a poor outcome increased (OR = 2.344 for those 75-85 years old, 4.313 for those 86-95 years of age and 3.465 for those aged 96 years of age or older). Also, the proportion of patients going home or going home with out-patient rehabilitation decreased as age increased ( p = 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). In contrast, the proportion of patients being discharged to long-term care facilities increased significantly as age increased ( p < 0.001). Conclusion: This descriptive study provides a better understanding of characteristics and outcome of different age groups of patients with TBI all over 65 years old in Montreal, Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACADEMIC medical centers
ADAPTABILITY (Personality)
GERIATRIC assessment
HOSPITAL care of older people
ANALYSIS of variance
BRAIN injuries
CHI-squared test
STATISTICAL correlation
LENGTH of stay in hospitals
HOSPITAL admission & discharge
LIFE skills
MARITAL status
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests
EVALUATION of medical care
HEALTH outcome assessment
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICS
TRAUMA centers
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
DISCHARGE planning
RETROSPECTIVE studies
SEVERITY of illness index
REHABILITATION for brain injury patients
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
HOSPITAL mortality
GLASGOW Coma Scale
TRAUMA severity indices
ODDS ratio
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
OLD age
PROGNOSIS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02699052
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Brain Injury
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102447373
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2014.976593