Comparison of adult versus elderly patients with abdominal trauma: A retrospective database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growing geriatric population has specific medical characteristics that should be taken into account especially in trauma setting. There is little evidence on management of abdominal trauma in the elderly and this article compares the management and outcomes of younger and older patients in order to highlight fields of improvement.

Method

We conducted a retrospective database analysis from two European university hospitals selecting patients admitted for abdominal injury and extracted the following data: epidemiological data, mechanisms of the trauma, vital signs, blood tests, injuries, applied treatments, trauma scores and outcomes. We compared to different age group (16-64 and 65+ years old) using uni- and multivariable analysis.

Results

1181 patients

SUBMITTER: Dash J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332922 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature