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ArticleClinical and experimental emergency medicine2021

Traumatic brain injury in patients aged ≥65 years versus patients aged ≥80 years: a multicenter prospective study of mortality and medical resource utilization.

SooJin Bae, Sung Wook Song, Woo Jeong Kim, YoungJoon Kang, Kyeong Won Kang, Chang Bae Park, Jeong Ho Kang, Ji Hwan Bu, Sung Kgun Lee, Seo Young Ko

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SooJin BaeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
Sung Wook SongDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Woo Jeong KimDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
YoungJoon KangDepartments of Medical Education, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Kyeong Won KangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Chang Bae ParkDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
Jeong Ho KangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Ji Hwan BuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
Sung Kgun LeeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Seo Young KoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.

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Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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objectiveThis study aimed to determine whether there is a difference in mortality and medical resource utilization between geriatric (aged ≥65 years) and super-geriatric patients (aged ≥80 years) with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

methodsWe obtained comprehensive data (demographics, injury characteristics, injury severities, and outcomes) of geriatric and super-geriatric TBI patients from an emergency department-based injury surveillance system database from 2011 to 2016. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to compare the mortality and nonroutine discharge (NRDC) status between both groups.

resultsAmong 442,533 TBI patients, 48,624 were older than 65 years. A total of 48,446 patients (37,140 geriatric and 11,306 super-geriatric) without exclusion criteria were included in the final analysis. Both overall in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio, 1.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.28 to 2.74; P=0.001) and NRDC (adjusted odds ratio, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.71; P=0.011) were significantly higher in the super-geriatric group. In the stratified analysis, there were no significant differences in NRDC rate for all stratifications of treatment timing (emergency department vs. ward admission), but mortality remained to be significant for all stratifications.

conclusionSuper-geriatric TBI patients showed a significantly higher risk-adjusted overall mortality and more inadequate medical resource utilization than did geriatric TBI patients. However, super-geriatric patients were more likely to undergo NRDC after admission; thus, further research about age-related health inequalities is needed in the treatment of super-geriatric patients.

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Brain injuries, traumaticGeriatricsMortality

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PMCPMC8273671

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