Demographic and descriptive characteristics of older patients with major trauma
| Characteristic | Mean (95% CI)* n = 319 |
|---|---|
| Age, yr | 76.0 (75.06–76.88) |
| Male sex, no. (%) | 207 (64.9) |
| Injury Severity Score | 22.3 (21.43–23.10) |
| Length of stay, d | 16.8 (14.37–19.31) |
| 30-day mortality, no. (%) | 6 (1.9) |
| Mechanism of injury, no. (%) | |
| Fall from level | 129 (40.4) |
| Fall from height | 75 (23.5) |
| Motor vehicle related | 69 (21.6) |
| Other | 46 (14.4) |
| No. of visits to operating room | 0.52 (0.43–0.62) |
| No. of admission medications | 4.36 (3.93–4.78) |
| No. of discharge medications | 4.87 (4.42–5.33) |
| No. of preadmission Beers Criteria medications | 1.16 (1.01–1.31) |
| No. of discharge Beers Criteria medications | 1.13 (0.99–1.28) |
CI = confidence interval.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.