Forensic Head Trauma in Elderly Patients Accompanying Comorbidities

IF 0.3 Q4 EMERGENCY MEDICINE
M. Cakir, Ö. Bilir, G. Ersunan
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Aim: To evaluate the characteristics and accompanying comorbidities of patients aged 65 years and older who presented to the emergency department with head trauma and were evaluated as forensic cases. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with a retrospective evaluation of 157 patients aged 65 years and over who were admitted to the emergency department and evaluated as forensic cases. Results: The most common cause of head trauma was a fall. Of the patients, 38.9% were hospitalized for follow-up, 14% were followed up in the intensive care unit (ICU), and 14% died. Falling from a height, the presence of accompanying thoracic trauma, and an increased number of requested consultations were statistically associated with hospitalization (p<0.001). There was a statistically significant relationship between mortality and the presence of falling from a height as the cause of trauma, accompanying pelvic trauma, hemorrhage on brain computed tomography, ICU follow-up requirement, and active partial thromboplastin time among the coagulation parameters (p<0.001). Conclusion: Trauma has become the most important socioeconomic problem due to its consequences, such as death and disability in elderly patients. Intracranial bleeding, the presence of accompanying conditions, increases mortality; therefore, a multidisciplinary approach is required in the emergency care of this patient.
老年合并症患者的法医学头部创伤
目的:评估65岁及以上因头部创伤到急诊科就诊并被评估为法医病例的患者的特征和伴随的合并症。材料和方法:本研究对157名65岁及以上的急诊患者进行了回顾性评估,这些患者被评估为法医病例。结果:头部外伤最常见的原因是跌倒。在患者中,38.9%的患者住院随访,14%的患者在重症监护室(ICU)随访,14%患者死亡。从高处坠落、伴随的胸部创伤和要求咨询次数的增加在统计学上与住院相关(p<0.001)。死亡率与作为创伤、伴随的骨盆创伤、脑计算机断层扫描出血的原因的从高处坠落之间存在统计学上显著的关系,ICU随访要求和凝血参数中的部分凝血活酶活性时间(p<0.001)。结论:创伤已成为最重要的社会经济问题,其后果包括老年患者的死亡和残疾。颅内出血,伴随疾病的存在,会增加死亡率;因此,需要采用多学科的方法对该患者进行急救。
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