TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Outcome of elderly patients injured at winter resorts
JO  - American journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Hopkins, Christy Lee
A1  - Youngquist, Scott T.
A1  - Johnson, Eliza
A1  - Madsen, Troy
SP  - 528
EP  - 533
VL  - 29
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-6757
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2009.12.013
ID  - ref1
ER  -