在老年门诊患者中从床上摔倒:伤害和结果
Kyle Nugent1, Andrew McCague2, Austin Henken-Siefken1
1Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA.
Cureus
|May 3, 2024
概括
从床上摔倒 (FFB) 严重影响老年人,造成严重伤害和长时间住院. 这项研究强调了老年人FFB后的高住院率和需要熟练护理设施的需求.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 创伤外科 手术 创伤外科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 从床上摔倒 (FFB) 是老年人常见和严重的问题,导致严重的医疗负担.
- 这些下降可能导致老龄化人口的独立性降低,增加发病率和死亡率.
研究的目的:
- 审查当前关于老年人FFB的文献.
- 分析FFB相关伤害的数据集,并将结果与现有研究进行比较.
- 强调FFB对老年人口健康和独立性的影响.
主要方法:
- 从2016年3月到2021年12月在一级创伤中心追溯分析创伤登记数据.
- 包括164名由于FFBs而入院的患者.
- 与现有文献进行患者人口统计,损伤类型和结果的比较.
主要成果:
- 在164名FFB入院患者中,143名患者年龄为65岁及以上,平均年龄为76.
- 87%的患者被住院治疗,16%需要重症监护,3% (3例死亡) 死亡.
- 软组织血瘤 (24%) 和上肢骨折 (21%) 是最常见的伤害; 41% 被转移到熟练的护理设施.
结论:
- FFB对老年人构成重大威胁,导致骨折和头部创伤等受伤率上升.
- 许多患有FFB的老年患者需要长期护理,这会影响他们的独立性.
- 这些发现强调了需要采取干预措施来预防FFB并减轻FFB在不断增长的老年人口中的严重后果.
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