The Effect of Increasing Age on Outcomes in Major Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Increasing age is associated with decreased trauma team activation rates irrespective of injury severity. Furthermore, older trauma patients exhibit substantially higher mortality rates, with a marked increase observed beyond initial hospital discharge. Age-specific trauma team activation criteria may reduce under-triage and potentially improve outcomes in older patients.
Authors
- John A. Geddes
- Maria Nonis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0523-9996)
- Laura R Joyce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8113-3814)
- Dr Christopher Wakeman
- Andrew McCombie
Institutions
- University of Canterbury (NZ)
- Canterbury Health Laboratories (NZ)
- Waitaki Biosciences (New Zealand) (NZ)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70226
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Otago