Comparison of Injured Older Adults Included in vs Excluded From Trauma Registries With 1-Year Follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Trauma registries are the primary data mechanism in trauma systems to evaluate and improve the care of injured patients. Research has suggested that trauma registries may miss high-risk older adults, who commonly experience morbidity and mortality after injury.

Objective

To compare injured older adults who were included in with those excluded from trauma registries, with a focus on patients with serious injuries, requiring major surgery, or dying after injury.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included all injured adults 65 years and older transported by 44 emergency medical services agencies to 51 trauma and nontrauma centers in 7 counties in Oregon and Washington from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011, with follow-up through December

SUBMITTER: Newgard CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6624817 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature