Neurological outcomes of neurosurgical operations for multiple trauma elderly patients in Hong Kong

Poon, WaiS, Wong, George K.C., Ng, Elsie, Rainer, Timothy Hudson ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3355-3237, Graham, Colin A. and Yeung, Janice H.H. 2011. Neurological outcomes of neurosurgical operations for multiple trauma elderly patients in Hong Kong. Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock 4 (3) , pp. 346-350. 10.4103/0974-2700.83861

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Abstract

Background : We aimed to investigate neurological outcomes in elderly patients with multiple trauma, and to review their clinical outcomes following neurosurgical operations. Patients and Methods : The study was conducted in a regional trauma center in Hong Kong. We collected prospective data on consecutive trauma patients from January 2001 to December 2008. Patients with multiple trauma (as defined by Injury Severity Score of 15 or more), with both head injury and extracranial injury, were included for analysis. Results : Age over 65 years, admission Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and Injury Severity Score were significantly poor prognostic factors in logistic regression analysis. Eleven (32%) of the 34 patients aged over 65 who underwent neurosurgical operations attained favorable neurological outcomes (GCS 4-5) at 6 months. Conclusions : Age was an important prognostic factor in multiple trauma patients requiring neurosurgical operations. Future randomized controlled clinical trials should be designed to recruit elderly patients (such as age between 65 and 75 years) at clinical equipoise for traumatic hematoma (such as subdural hematoma or traumatic intracerebral hematoma) evacuation and assess the quality of life, neurological, and cognitive outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Elderly, mortality, multiple trauma, neurological outcomes, traumatic brain injury
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications
ISSN:	0974-2700
Date of Acceptance:	8 February 2011
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 10:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/93038

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