Increase in Alcohol Use Among the Geriatric Trauma Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Autor:	Foje NA; Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA., Waibel BH; Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA., Sheppard OO; Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA., Josef AP; Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA., Bauman ZM; Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA., Evans CH; Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA., Hamill ME; Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The American surgeon [Am Surg] 2023 Sep; Vol. 89 (9), pp. 3930-3932. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 15.
DOI:	10.1177/00031348231175104
Abstrakt:	The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on the everyday behaviors of all patients. At the same time, the United States population is aging, and an increasing portion of traumatically injured patients are geriatric. Our study aims to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the geriatric trauma population. We performed a retrospective review of the trauma database from our single institution level I trauma center examining pandemics impact on geriatric trauma demographics, mechanism of injury, injury severity, hospitalization characteristics, and alcohol use. Data during the pandemic was compared to the prior 3 years and controlled for seasonality. Statistical analysis demonstrated an increase in duration of mechanical ventilation and alcohol use during the pandemic while other factors remained stable. This shows the need for targeted alcohol assessment in the geriatric trauma population during periods of social isolation and additional research into the effects of the COVID-19 on trauma patients. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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