Characteristic of Older Trauma Patients
| 65–74 years | 75–84 years | >=85 years | Total | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13670 (26.5%) | 19157 (37.2%) | 18664 (36.3%) | 51491 (100%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 7303 (53.4%) | 8067 (42.1%) | 5826 (31.2%) | 21196 (41.2) | <0.001 |
| Female | 6367 (46.6%) | 11090 (57.9%) | 12838 (68.8%) | 30295 (58.8) | ||
| Mechanism of Injury | Fall<2 metres | 8612 (63%) | 15141 (79%) | 16610 (89%) | 40363 (78.4) | <0.001 |
| Fall >=2 meters | 2413 (17.7%) | 1988 (10.4%) | 1160 (6.2%) | 5561 (10.8%) | ||
| Road Traffic Collision/Incident | 2063 (15.1%) | 1633 (8.5%) | 671 (3.6%) | 4367 (8.5%) | ||
| Other | 582 (4.3%) | 395 (2.1%) | 223 (1.2%) | 1200 (2.3%) | ||
| Injury Severity Score | ISS 1–8 | 2955 (21.6%) | 4662 (24.3%) | 4773 (25.6%) | 12390 (24.1%) | <0.001 |
| ISS 9–15 | 5573 (40.8%) | 7954 (41.5%) | 8379 (44.9%) | 21906 (42.5%) | ||
| ISS 16–24 | 2515 (18.4%) | 3154 (16.5%) | 2839 (15.2%) | 8508 (16.5%) | ||
| ISS >=25 | 2627 (19.2%) | 3387 (17.7%) | 2673 (14.3%) | 8687 (16.9%) | ||
| Median ISS (IQR) | 9 (9–18) | 9 (9–17) | 9 (8–16) | 9 (9–18) | ||
| Number of Injuries | 1 Injury | 3795 (27.8%) | 6332 (33.1%) | 6971 (37.3%) | 17098 (33.2%) | <0.001 |
| 2 Injuries | 3485 (25.5%) | 5465 (28.5%) | 5832 (31.2%) | 14782 (28.7%) | ||
| >= 3 Injuries | 6390 (46.7%) | 7360 (38.4%) | 5861 (31.4%) | 19611 (38.1%) | ||
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | CCI=0 | 6997 (51.2%) | 7524 (39.3%) | 5921 (31.7%) | 20442 (39.7%) | <0.001 |
| CCI 1–5 | 3914 (28.6%) | 6651 (34.7%) | 7096 (38%) | 17661 (34.3%) | ||
| CCI 6–10 | 1253 (9.2%) | 2823 (14.7%) | 3276 (17.6%) | 7352 (14.3%) | ||
| CCI >10 | 514 (3.8%) | 1038 (5.4%) | 1250 (6.7%) | 2802 (5.4%) | ||
| CCI Not Recorded | 992 (7.3%) | 1121 (5.9%) | 1121 (6%) | 3234 (6.3%) | ||
| Median CCI (IQR) | 0 (0–4) | 2 (0–4) | 4 (0–5) | 0 (0–4) | ||
| Crude Mortality Rate | Died | 802 (5.9%) | 1778 (9.3%) | 2402 (12.9%) | 4982 (9.7%) | <0.001 |