Abstract
Introduction: An increasing proportion of the major trauma population are older persons. The pattern of injury is different in this age group and serious chest injuries represent a significant subgroup, with implications for trauma system design. The aim of this study was to examine trends in thoracic injuries among major trauma patients in an inclusive trauma system. Methods: This was a retrospective review of all adult cases of major trauma with thoracic injuries of Abbreviated Injury Scale score of 3 or more, using data from the Victorian State Trauma Registry from 2007 to 2016. Prevalence and pattern of thoracic injury was compared between patients with multitrauma and patients with isolated thoracic injury. Poisson regression was used to determine whether population-based incidence had changed over the study period. Results: There were 8805 cases of hospitalised major trauma with serious thoracic injuries. Over a 10-year period, the population-adjusted incidence of thoracic injury increased by 8% per year (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 1.08, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.09). This trend was observed across all age groups and mechanisms of injury. The greatest increase in incidence of thoracic injuries, 14% per year, was observed in people aged 85 years and older (IRR 1.14, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.18). Conclusions: Admissions for thoracic injuries in the major trauma population are increasing. Older patients are contributing to an increase in major thoracic trauma. This is likely to have important implications for trauma system design, as well as morbidity, mortality and use of healthcare resources.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 340-345 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Emergency Medicine Journal |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- chest
- epidemiology
- research
- trauma
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Ageing population has changed the nature of major thoracic injury. / Ferrah, Noha; Cameron, Peter; Gabbe, Belinda; Fitzgerald, Mark; Judson, Rodney; Marasco, Silvana; Kowalski, Tanya; Beck, Ben.
In: Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 36, No. 6, 01.06.2019, p. 340-345.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Ageing population has changed the nature of major thoracic injury
AU - Ferrah, Noha
AU - Cameron, Peter
AU - Gabbe, Belinda
AU - Fitzgerald, Mark
AU - Judson, Rodney
AU - Marasco, Silvana
AU - Kowalski, Tanya
AU - Beck, Ben
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Introduction: An increasing proportion of the major trauma population are older persons. The pattern of injury is different in this age group and serious chest injuries represent a significant subgroup, with implications for trauma system design. The aim of this study was to examine trends in thoracic injuries among major trauma patients in an inclusive trauma system. Methods: This was a retrospective review of all adult cases of major trauma with thoracic injuries of Abbreviated Injury Scale score of 3 or more, using data from the Victorian State Trauma Registry from 2007 to 2016. Prevalence and pattern of thoracic injury was compared between patients with multitrauma and patients with isolated thoracic injury. Poisson regression was used to determine whether population-based incidence had changed over the study period. Results: There were 8805 cases of hospitalised major trauma with serious thoracic injuries. Over a 10-year period, the population-adjusted incidence of thoracic injury increased by 8% per year (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 1.08, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.09). This trend was observed across all age groups and mechanisms of injury. The greatest increase in incidence of thoracic injuries, 14% per year, was observed in people aged 85 years and older (IRR 1.14, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.18). Conclusions: Admissions for thoracic injuries in the major trauma population are increasing. Older patients are contributing to an increase in major thoracic trauma. This is likely to have important implications for trauma system design, as well as morbidity, mortality and use of healthcare resources.
AB - Introduction: An increasing proportion of the major trauma population are older persons. The pattern of injury is different in this age group and serious chest injuries represent a significant subgroup, with implications for trauma system design. The aim of this study was to examine trends in thoracic injuries among major trauma patients in an inclusive trauma system. Methods: This was a retrospective review of all adult cases of major trauma with thoracic injuries of Abbreviated Injury Scale score of 3 or more, using data from the Victorian State Trauma Registry from 2007 to 2016. Prevalence and pattern of thoracic injury was compared between patients with multitrauma and patients with isolated thoracic injury. Poisson regression was used to determine whether population-based incidence had changed over the study period. Results: There were 8805 cases of hospitalised major trauma with serious thoracic injuries. Over a 10-year period, the population-adjusted incidence of thoracic injury increased by 8% per year (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 1.08, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.09). This trend was observed across all age groups and mechanisms of injury. The greatest increase in incidence of thoracic injuries, 14% per year, was observed in people aged 85 years and older (IRR 1.14, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.18). Conclusions: Admissions for thoracic injuries in the major trauma population are increasing. Older patients are contributing to an increase in major thoracic trauma. This is likely to have important implications for trauma system design, as well as morbidity, mortality and use of healthcare resources.
KW - chest
KW - epidemiology
KW - research
KW - trauma
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U2 - 10.1136/emermed-2018-207943
DO - 10.1136/emermed-2018-207943
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 340
EP - 345
JO - Emergency Medicine Journal
JF - Emergency Medicine Journal
SN - 1472-0205
IS - 6
ER -