Effect of patients' age on management of acute intracranial haematoma: prospective national study
Effect of patients' age on management of acute intracranial haematoma: prospective national study
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DOI:
10.1136/bmj.325.7371.1001
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发表时间:
2002-11-02
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通讯作者:
Parke, TRJ
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作者:
Munro, PT;Smith, RD;Parke, TRJ
Objective To determine whether the management of head injuries differs between patients aged greater than or equal to65 years and those < 65.Design Prospective observational national study over four years. Setting 25 Scottish hospitals that admit trauma patients.Participants 527 trauma patients with extradural or acute subdural haematomas.Main outcome measures Time to cranial computed tomography in the first hospital attended, rates of transfer to neurosurgical care, rates of neurosurgical intervention, length of time to operation, and mortality in inpatients in the three months after admission.Results Patients aged ≥ 65 years had lower survival rates than patients < 65 years. Rates were 15/18 (83%) v 165/167 (99%) for Extradural haematoma. (P=0.007) and 61/93 (66%) v 229/249 (92%) for acute subdural haematoma (P