An observational study in Geriatrics, sponsored by University of Zurich. Completed. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-10-24.
Sponsored by University of Zurich · Observational
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
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.
139 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Trauma; 32 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 311 is above the median of 200 across 84 observational studies indexed under Multiple Trauma.
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Trauma patients admitted via the resuscitation room with need for intensive care treatment after the resuscitation room phase were included in the internal trauma database
Inclusion Criteria:
Inclusion in internal trauma database
Exclusion Criteria:
Comprised age \< 65 years, ISS \< 9, and transfers from other hospitals.
Time period 1: 2000-2006, without new SOPs
Behavioral: Following new SOPs
Time period 2: 2010-2012, after implementation of the new SOPs
Behavioral: Following new SOPs
The new SOPs comprised early whole-body CT, damage control surgery, and the use of goal-directed coagulation management and are based on the ATLS® concept, which was the strictly followed protocol before implementation of the new SOPs
In-hospital mortality
In-hospital mortality
Time frame: 30 days
Infections
Infections
Time frame: 30 days
Rate of palliative care
Rate of palliative care
Time frame: 30 days
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Plan to share: No
Ran from Jan 2000 to primary completion in Dec 2012, 155 months.
Of 30 observational studies under Multiple Trauma, half reached primary completion within 22 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 57. This study's 155 months is above that.
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