MAIN COMPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF ELDERLY TRAUMA VICTIMS ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE THERAPY UNIT

Authors

  • Ana Cristina Carvalho da Costa Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal
  • Renata Costa Fortes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i3.55366

Keywords:

Elderly, External causes, Wounds and injuries, Mortality, Intensive care unit

Abstract

To identify the main complications and the clinical outcome of elderly trauma victims admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a referral
hospital of Distrito Federal between July 2012 and July2014. Method: Retrospective analytical study that uses medical records. Data were analyzed
using Chi-Square and Mann-Whitney tests, and a significance value of p <0.05 was considered. Results: Most of the 91 elderly were men, whose
mechanism of injury was falls from standing height. The main complications were pulmonary infection, tracheostomy due to prolonged intubation
and septic shock. There was a high mortality rate: 38 (41.7%), associated with male gender (p = 0.029), other external causes (p = 0.03), septic shock
(p = 0.039) and dialysis (p = 0.015). Conclusion: The severe condition of the patients favored the occurrence of multiple complications during
hospitalization in intensive care. However, despite the worst prognosis, the elderly may survive the trauma and its associated complications.

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Published

2018-10-09

How to Cite

da Costa, A. C. C., & Fortes, R. C. (2018). MAIN COMPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF ELDERLY TRAUMA VICTIMS ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE THERAPY UNIT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i3.55366

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Research

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