Implementation of new standard operating procedures for geriatric trauma patients with multiple injuries: a single level I trauma centre study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demographic changes towards ageing of the populations in developed countries impose a challenge to trauma centres, as geriatric trauma patients require specific diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This study investigated whether the integration of new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the resuscitation room (ER) has an impact on the clinical course in geriatric patients. The new SOPs were designed for severely injured adult trauma patients, based on the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and imply early whole-body computed tomography (CT), damage control surgery, and the use of goal-directed coagulation management.

Methods

Single-centre cohort study. We included all patients ≥65 years of age with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 9 who were admitted

SUBMITTER: Peterer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6923826 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature