Geriatric Polytrauma SOP

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Geriatrics

Treatments: Behavioral: Following new SOPs

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03319381

USZ-TRA-SPRKA001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigated whether there were improvements in the in-hospital mortality, infection rate, and rate of palliative care among geriatric trauma patients after the implementation of new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the resuscitation room. These new SOPs, comprising early whole-body computed tomography (CT), damage control surgery, and the use of goal-directed coagulation management, were designed for severely injured adult trauma patients

Full description

This study involved the analysis of a prospective single-centre database. Patients admitted via the resuscitation room with need for intensive care treatment after the resuscitation room phase were included and compared before the implementation of the new SOPs (between 1 January, 2000 and 31 December, 2006) and after their implementation in 2009 (between 1 January, 2010 and 31 December, 2012) of our level-I trauma centre.

Enrollment: 311 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion in internal trauma database

Exclusion criteria

Comprised age < 65 years, ISS < 9, and transfers from other hospitals.

Trial design

311 participants in 2 patient groups

w/o SOP

Description:

Time period 1: 2000-2006, without new SOPs

Treatment:

Behavioral: Following new SOPs

SOP

Description:

Time period 2: 2010-2012, after implementation of the new SOPs

Treatment:

Behavioral: Following new SOPs