Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Critical Care Epidemiology and Outcomes/Resource Use in the Elderly

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care

Abstract

Please confirm the identified head levels are okay.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. http://www.census.gov/compendia. Accessed 1 June 2012.

  2. http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/statbriefs/agebrief.html. Accessed 1 June 2012.

  3. Marik PE. Management of the critically ill geriatric patient. Crit Care Med. 2006;34(Suppl):S176–82.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Nguyen YL, Angus DC, Boumendil A, Guidet B. The challenge of admitting the very elderly to intensive care. Ann Intensive Care. 2011;1:29.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  5. Bagshaw SM, Webb SA, Delaney A, George C, Pilcher D, Hart GK, Bellomo R. Very old patients admitted to intensive care in Australia and New Zealand: a multi-centre cohort analysis. Crit Care. 2009;13(2):R45.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  6. Boumendil A, Angus DC, Guitonneau AL, Menn AM, Ginsburg C, Takun K, Davido A, Masmoudi R, Doumenc B, Pateron D, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Somme D, Simon T, Aegerter P, Guidet B, ICE-CUB study group Variability of intensive care admission decisions for the very elderly. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34387. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034387. Epub 2012 Apr 11.

  7. Khouli H, Astua A, Dombrowski W, Ahmad F, Homel P, Shapiro J, Singh J, Nallamothu R, Mahbub H, Eden E, Delfiner J. Changes in health-related quality of life and factors predicting long-term outcomes in older adults admitted to intensive care units. Crit Care Med. 2011;39(4):731–7. doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e318208edf8.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Wunsch H, Guerra C, Barnato AE, Angus DC, Li G, Linde-Zwirble WT. Three-year outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries who survive intensive care. JAMA. 2010;303(9):849–56. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.216.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Chow WB, Rosenthal RA, Merkow RP, Ko CY, Esnaola NF; American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; American Geriatrics Society. Optimal preoperative assessment of the geriatric surgical patient: a best practices guideline from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Coll Surg. 2012;215(4):453–66. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.06.017. Epub 2012 Aug 21.

  10. Roch A, Wiramus S, Pauly V, Forel JM, Guervilly C, Gainnier M, Papazian L. Long-term outcome in medical patients aged 80 or over following admission to an intensive care unit. Crit Care. 2011;15(1):R36. doi:10.1186/cc9984. Epub 2011 Jan 24

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  11. Montuclard L, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Timsit JF, Misset B, De Jonghe B, Carlet J. Outcome, functional autonomy, and quality of life of elderly patients with a long-term intensive care unit stay. Crit Care Med. 2000;28(10):3389–95.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  12. Taylor MD, Tracy JK, Meyer W, Pasquale M, Napolitano LM. Trauma in the elderly: intensive care unit resource use and outcome. J Trauma. 2002;53(3):407–14.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. Peschman J, Neideen T, Brasel K. The impact of discharging minimally injured trauma patient: does age play a role in trauma admission? J Trauma. 2011;70(6):1331–6. doi:10.1097/TA.0b013e31821693e2.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  14. Hranjec T, Sawyer RG, Young JS, Swenson BR, Calland JF. Mortality factors in geriatric blunt trauma patients: creation of a highly predictive statistical model for mortality using 50,765 consecutive elderly trauma admissions from the national sample project. Am Surg. 2012;78(12):1369–75.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  15. Meldon SW, Reilly M, Drew BL, Mancuso C, Fallon Jr W. Trauma in the very elderly: a community-based study of outcomes at trauma and nontrauma centers. J Trauma. 2002;52(1):79–84.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Bennett KM, Scarborough JE, Vaslef S. Outcomes and health care resource utilization in super-elderly trauma patients. J Surg Res. 2010;163(1):127–31. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2010.04.031. Epub 2010 May 21

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Sarkar B, Brunsvold ME, Cherry-Bukoweic JR, Hemmila MR, Park PK, Raghavendran K, Wahl WL, Wang SC, Napolitano LM. American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma performance improvement and patient safety program: maximal impact in a mature trauma center. J Trauma. 2011;71(5):1447–53. doi:10.1097/TA.0b013e3182325d32. ; discussion 1453–4

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  18. Frederickson TA, Renner CH, Swegle JR, Sahr SM. The cumulative effect of multiple critical care protocols on length of stay in a geriatric trauma population. J Intensive Care Med. 2013;28(1):58–66. doi:10.1177/0885066611432420. Epub 2012 Jan 23

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  19. Mangram AJ, Mitchell CD, Shifflette VK, Lorenzo M, Truitt MS, Goel A, Lyons MA, Nichols DJ, Dunn EL. Geriatric trauma service: a one-year experience. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012;72(1):119–22. doi:10.1097/TA.0b013e318241f0ba.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  20. Bourg P, Richey M, Salottolo K, Mains CW. Development of a geriatric resuscitation protocol, utilization compliance, and outcomes. J Trauma Nurs. 2012;19(1):50–6. doi:10.1097/JTN.0b013e31822b80f5.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  21. Fallon Jr WF, Rader E, Zyzanski S, Mancuso C, Martin B, Breedlove L, DeGolia P, Allen K, Campbell J. Geriatric outcomes are improved by a geriatric trauma consultation service. J Trauma. 2006;61(5):1040–6.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  22. Lenartowicz M, Parkovnick M, McFarlan A, Haas B, Straus SE, Nathens AB, Wong CL. An evaluation of a proactive geriatric trauma consultation service. Ann Surg. 2012;256(6):1098–101. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e318270f27a.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  23. ACS TQIP Geriatric trauma management guidelines. 2013. https://www.facs.org/~/media/files/quality%20programs/trauma/tqip/geriatric%20guide%20tqip.ashx.

  24. Fagon JY. Acute respiratory failure in the elderly. Crit Care. 2006;10(4):151.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  25. Ray P, Birolleau S, Lefort Y, Becquemin MH, Beigelman C, Isnard R, Teixeira A, Arthaud M, Riou B, Boddaert J. Acute respiratory failure in the elderly: etiology, emergency diagnosis and prognosis. Crit Care. 2006;10(3):R82. Epub 2006 May 24

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  26. Dardaine V, Constans T, Lasfargues G, Perrotin D, Giniès G. Outcome of elderly patients requiring ventilatory support in intensive care. Aging (Milano). 1995;7(4):221–7.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Dardaine V, Dequin PF, Ripault H, Constans T, Giniès G. Outcome of older patients requiring ventilatory support in intensive care: impact of nutritional status. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001;49(5):564–70.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  28. Cox CE, Carson SS, Lindquist JH, Olsen MK, Govert JA, Chelluri L; Quality of Life After Mechanical Ventilation in the Aged (QOL-MV) Investigators. Differences in one-year health outcomes and resource utilization by definition of prolonged mechanical ventilation: a prospective cohort study. Crit Care. 2007;11(1):R9.

    Google Scholar 

  29. Lieberman D, Nachshon L, Miloslavsky O, Dvorkin V, Shimoni A, Lieberman D. How do older ventilated patients fare? A survival/functional analysis of 641 ventilations. J Crit Care. 2009;24(3):340–6. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.01.015.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  30. Tang EY, Hsu LF, Lam KN, Pang WS. Critically ill elderly who require mechanical ventilation: the effects of age on survival outcomes and resource utilisation in the medical intensive care unit of a general hospital. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2003;32(5):691–6.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  31. Schortgen F, Follin A, Piccari L, Roche-Campo F, Carteaux G, Taillandier-Heriche E, Krypciak S, Thille AW, Paillaud E, Brochard L. Results of noninvasive ventilation in very old patients. Ann Intensive Care. 2012;2(1):5. doi:10.1186/2110-5820-2-5.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  32. Riario-Sforza GG, Scarpazza P, Incorvaia C, Casali W. Role of noninvasive ventilation in elderly patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure. Clin Ter. 2012;163(1):e47–52.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  33. www.polst.org.

  34. Guerra C, Linde-Zwirble WT, Wunsch H. Risk factors for dementia after critical illness in elderly medicare beneficiaries. Crit Care. 2012;16(6):R233.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  35. Martindale RG, McClave SA, Vanek VW, McCarthy M, Roberts P, Taylor B, Ochoa JB, Napolitano L, Cresci G; American College of Critical Care Medicine; A.S.P.E.N. Board of Directors. Guidelines for the provision and assessment of nutrition support therapy in the adult critically ill patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Executive Summary. Crit Care Med. 2009;37(5):1757–61.

    Google Scholar 

  36. To KB, Napolitano LM. Common complications in the critically ill patient. Surg Clin North Am. 2012;92(6):1519–57. doi:10.1016/j. suc.2012.08.018.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  37. http://www.shea-online.org/HAITopics/CompendiumofStrategiestoPreventHAIs.aspx.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, 4S-13 Detroit Receiving Hospital, 4201 St. Antione, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Samantha L. Tarras MD

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, 1C340A-UH, University Hospital, SPC 5033, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5033, USA

    Lena M. Napolitano MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM

Authors
  1. Samantha L. Tarras MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Lena M. Napolitano MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Lena M. Napolitano MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University of Chicago Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA

    Fred A. Luchette

  2. Professor of Surgery, Hofstra School of Medicine Medical Director for Surgical and Perioperative Services, Southside Hospital/Northwell Health, Bay Shore, New York, USA

    Jay A. Yelon

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2017 Springer International Publishing AG

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Tarras, S.L., Napolitano, L.M. (2017). Critical Care Epidemiology and Outcomes/Resource Use in the Elderly. In: Luchette, F., Yelon, J. (eds) Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_34

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_34

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-48685-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-48687-1

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation