The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems

Volume: 34 Number: 1 March 1, 2008
  • Ümit İlker Güneytepe
  • Şule Akköse Aydın
  • Şehsuvar Gökgöz
  • Halil Özgüç
  • Gökhan Ocakoğlu
  • Hikmet Aktaş
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The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the demographic and clinical features of the trauma in elderly patients, to describe the factors affecting mortality, and to compare the significance of the trauma scoring systems to evaluate the mortality rate. We had investigated the medical records of 481 patients, aged 65 and older, admitted to our emergency department between 01/01/1996-31/07/2005 retrospectively. All cases were evaluated according to demographic features, trauma presentation, injury sites, prognosis, trauma scores (GCS [Glascow Coma Score], RTS [Revised Trauma Score], ISS [Injury Severity Score], TRISS [Trauma Score-Injury Severity Score]), and mortality. The mortality rate was 9.6% (46/481). TRISS was determined as most significant factor affecting mortality according to ROC analysis. There was a significant difference between survivors and non-survivors with regard to the type of traffic accident, namely, vehicle-occupant, pedestrian, and motorbike accidents. The head injury influenced the mortality significantly (P < 0.001). The extremity trauma was the most frequent injury site while the head trauma was the second frequent one. TRISS was found to be more effective to predict mortality than other scoring systems.

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Ümit İlker Güneytepe This is me

Şule Akköse Aydın This is me

Şehsuvar Gökgöz This is me

Halil Özgüç This is me

Gökhan Ocakoğlu This is me

Hikmet Aktaş This is me

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March 1, 2008

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March 1, 2008

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Year 2008 Volume: 34 Number: 1

APA
Güneytepe, Ü. İ., Aydın, Ş. A., Gökgöz, Ş., Özgüç, H., Ocakoğlu, G., & Aktaş, H. (2008). The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 34(1), 15-19. https://izlik.org/JA64HS57HY
AMA
1.Güneytepe Üİ, Aydın ŞA, Gökgöz Ş, Özgüç H, Ocakoğlu G, Aktaş H. The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2008;34(1):15-19. https://izlik.org/JA64HS57HY
Chicago
Güneytepe, Ümit İlker, Şule Akköse Aydın, Şehsuvar Gökgöz, Halil Özgüç, Gökhan Ocakoğlu, and Hikmet Aktaş. 2008. “The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 34 (1): 15-19. https://izlik.org/JA64HS57HY.
EndNote
Güneytepe Üİ, Aydın ŞA, Gökgöz Ş, Özgüç H, Ocakoğlu G, Aktaş H (March 1, 2008) The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 34 1 15–19.
IEEE
[1]Ü. İ. Güneytepe, Ş. A. Aydın, Ş. Gökgöz, H. Özgüç, G. Ocakoğlu, and H. Aktaş, “The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 15–19, Mar. 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64HS57HY
ISNAD
Güneytepe, Ümit İlker - Aydın, Şule Akköse - Gökgöz, Şehsuvar - Özgüç, Halil - Ocakoğlu, Gökhan - Aktaş, Hikmet. “The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 34/1 (March 1, 2008): 15-19. https://izlik.org/JA64HS57HY.
JAMA
1.Güneytepe Üİ, Aydın ŞA, Gökgöz Ş, Özgüç H, Ocakoğlu G, Aktaş H. The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2008;34:15–19.
MLA
Güneytepe, Ümit İlker, et al. “The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 34, no. 1, Mar. 2008, pp. 15-19, https://izlik.org/JA64HS57HY.
Vancouver
1.Ümit İlker Güneytepe, Şule Akköse Aydın, Şehsuvar Gökgöz, Halil Özgüç, Gökhan Ocakoğlu, Hikmet Aktaş. The Factors Influencıng the Mortalıty in Elderly Trauma Patıents and Scorıng Systems. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2008 Mar. 1;34(1):15-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64HS57HY

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