Prehospital undertriage of older injured patients in western Switzerland: an observational cross-sectional study.

Autor: Poncet C; School of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland., Carron PN; School of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland., Darioli V; School of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland., Zingg T; School of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland., Ageron FX; School of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Francois-Xavier.Ageron@chuv.ch.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland. Francois-Xavier.Ageron@chuv.ch.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine [Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med] 2024 Oct 08; Vol. 32 (1), pp. 100. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 08.
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-024-01271-5
Abstrakt: Background: The ageing of the population is leading to an increase in the number of traumatic injuries and represents a major challenge for the future. Falls represent the leading cause of Emergency department admission in older people, with injuries ranging from minor to severe multiple injuries. Older injured patients are more likely to be undertriaged than younger patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of undertriage in older patients with particular emphasis on access to trauma centres and resuscitation rooms.
Methods: Retrospective observational cross-sectional study based on data prospectively collected from prehospital electronic records including all patients ≥ 18 years for whom an ambulance or helicopter was dispatched between 1 January 2018 and 31 April 2023 due to a trauma. The primary outcome, admission to the resuscitation room of the regional trauma centre with trauma team activation, was assessed by age. Multivariate logistic regression was used to control for known confounders and to test for plausible effect modifiers.
Results: Emergency Medical Services treated 37,906 injured patients. Older patients ≥ 75 years represented 17,719 patients (47%). Admission to trauma centre with trauma team activation was lower in older patients, N = 121 (1%) compared to N = 599 (5%) in younger patients, p < 0.001; adjusted odds ratio: 0.33 (0.24-0.45); p < 0.001. Undertriage increased by twofold with age ≥ 75; OR: 1.81 (1.04-3.15); p value < 0.001. Undertriaged patients were older, more likely to be female, to have low energy trauma and to be located farther from the regional trauma centre.
Conclusion: Older injured patients were at increased risk of undertriage and non-trauma team activation admission, especially if they were older, female, had head injury without altered consciousness and greater distance to regional trauma centre.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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