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 |