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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Implementation and adoption of advanced care planning in the elderly trauma patient

 

Before (n = 177)

After (n = 294)

p value

Mean age (years)

76.50

77.02

0.51

Mean ISS

22.65

22.13

0.50

Median LOS (days)

9

7

N/A

Number female (proportion)

60 (0.34)

117 (0.40)

0.92

Number male (proportion)

117 (0.66)

177 (0.60)

0.94

Injury

n (%)

n (%)

 

 Blunt

174 (98)

289 (98)

0.99

 Fall

118 (68)

207 (72)

0.96

 Motor vehicle

35 (20)

57 (20)

0.99

 Pedestrian

8 (5)

9 (3)

0.94

 Other

13 (7)

16 (6)

0.94

 Penetrating

0 (0)

1 (0)

0.94

 Burn

3 (2)

4 (1)

0.98

 Other

0 (0)

1 (0)

0.94

Disposition

 Home

73 (41)

127 (43)

0.97

 Home support

13 (7)

10 (3)

0.84

 Other hospital

35 (20)

49 (17)

0.94

 Rehabilitation

13 (7)

30 (10)

0.92

 Chronic care

20 (11)

27 (9)

0.95

 Nursing home

7 (4)

4 (1)

0.83

 Died

16 (9)

47 (16)

0.84

  1. Characteristics of geriatric trauma population before and after the implementation of the advanced care planning project at our hospital