@article{ref1,
title="Outcome of elderly patients injured at winter resorts",
journal="American journal of emergency medicine",
year="2011",
author="Hopkins, Christy Lee and Youngquist, Scott T. and Johnson, Eliza and Madsen, Troy",
volume="29",
number="5",
pages="528-533",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study examined hospital outcomes in elderly patients injured at winter resorts. METHODS: The study included patients age 12 and over who presented to a regional trauma center with an acute injury sustained at a winter resort. Injury information was prospectively obtained using a questionnaire. Emergency department and hospital data were obtained from trauma registry and hospital records. RESULTS: Six hundred ninety-three patients presented during the study period (67 were ≥65 years). Elderly patients were more likely to have a preexisting health condition (31% vs 4%, P < .05), undergo hospital admission (76% vs 56%, P < .05), have longer hospital length of stay (P < .05), and have lower injury severity (P < .05). Both groups had a similar proportion of predefined in-hospital complications and comparable hospital discharge outcomes. CONCLUSION: Active elderly patients injured at winter resorts had higher inpatient admission rates and longer hospital length of stay when compared with a younger cohort, despite lower injury severity scores and comparable discharge outcomes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-6757",
doi="10.1016/j.ajem.2009.12.013",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2009.12.013"
}