From: Evaluation of elderly specific pre-hospital trauma triage criteria: a systematic review
Name and year | Sample size | Age | Gender (% female) | Mechanism of injury | Injury severity score | Mortality |
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Brown et al. [23] | 438,828 | Median 80, IQR 73–86 | 61% | Blunt 99% | Median 9 IQR 4–10 | Overall 4.4% |
Caterino et al. [24] | 34,499 (15,664 before criteria, 18,835 after criteria) | Median 82, IQR 77–87 | 79% | Blunt 99% | Median 5 IQR 4–10 ISS > 15 14% ISS 10–15 14% ISS < 10 72% | Overall: 6.8% Before: 7.1% After: 6.6% |
Cull et al. [25] | 92,780 (derivation 13,125, validation 79,655) | Not reported | Not reported | Fall on same level only | Not reported | Not reported |
Ichwan et al. [26] | 33,379 | Mean 82, SD 7 | 69% | Blunt 99% | Mean 8 SD 7 ISS > 15 13% ISS 10–15 14% ISS < 10 72% | Overall: 6.8% |
Newgard et al. [27] | 5,021 | Mean 81.5 | 67% | Fall 83.2%, Motor Vehicle Collision 5.7% | Mean 6.6 ISS > 15: 5% | Overall: 4.7% |
Newgard et al. [28] | 33,298 (derivation 19,897, validation 13,401) | 65–74 years: 25.4%; 75–84 years: 37.8%; > 85 years: 36.8% | 68% | Fall 79.6%, Motor Vehicle Collision 9.9% | 0–8: 74%; 9–15: 21.5%; > 15: 4.5% | Overall: 3% ISS > 15: 18.7% |
Newgard et al. [29] | 44,890 (derivation 27,086, validation 17,804) | Median 77, IQR 64–85 | 63% | Fall 71.4%, Motor Vehicle Collision 16.5% | > 15: 2328 (5.2%) For ISS > 15 group: Median ISS 20 (IQR 17–26) | Overall: 2.7% |
Nishijima et al. [30] | 2,110 | Median 73, IQR 62–85 | 40% | Head injury only Fall from standing or less 68%, fall greater than standing 3.8%, Motor Vehicle Collision 14.3% | Median 5 IQR (2–10) | Death in the ED: 0.1% Composite outcome of death or neurosurgery: 1.9% |
Scheetz [31] | 556,898 | Mean (SD): 2004: 65.2 (9.2); 2007: 68.1 (9.9), 2008: 66 (9.1) | 2004: 46.9%; 2007: 53.9%; 2008: 54.8% | Motor Vehicle Collision only | Mean (SD): 2004: 3.8 (6.2); 2007: 4.0 (7.3); 2008: 4.2 (6.9) | AIS 3 to 5: 2004: 1.2% 2007: 1.6% 2008: 1.4% |
Wasserman et al. [32] | N/A | N/A | N/A | Traumatic brain injury | N/A | N/A |
Werman et al. [33] | 90,597 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Single body region injuries: 3.9% Multiple body regions injuries: 8.4% |