Anemia at Discharge in Elderly Trauma Patients Is Not Associated with Six-Month Mortality.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2019
Abstract
Few studies have evaluated outcomes in geriatric trauma patients discharged with anemia. Our hypothesis was that anemia at discharge was not associated with six-month mortality. A 22-month retrospective study of trauma patients ≥ 65 years was conducted from 2015 to 2016. The end point was six-month mortality. The degree of anemia at admission (admission hemoglobin [AHb]) and discharge (discharge hemoglobin [DHb]) was categorized as follows based on hemoglobin (Hb) (g/dL): I (>10), II (>9 and ≤10), III (>8 and ≤9), and IV (≤8). Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were performed to determine the association of AHb and DHb with the end point. Nine hundred forty-nine patients were analyzed (median age, 82 years). Six-month mortality was 11 per cent. Mortality was associated with AHb by univariate analysis (I: 10% [84/831]; II: 13% [9/67]; III: 22% [7/32]; and IV: 26% [5/19]) (
Volume
85
Issue
7
First Page
708
Last Page
711
Recommended Citation
Ong, A., Muller, A., Sigal, A., & Fernandez, F. (2019). Anemia at Discharge in Elderly Trauma Patients Is Not Associated with Six-Month Mortality.., 85 (7), 708-711. Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.towerhealth.org/em_read/2