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Vol. 65. Issue 10.
Pages 546-551 (December 2018)
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Vol. 65. Issue 10.
Pages 546-551 (December 2018)
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Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in the elderly over a 25 year period
Epidemiología del traumatismo craneoencefálico en la población mayor de 65 años a lo largo de 25 años
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E. Chicote Álvareza,
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, A. González Castroa, M. Ortiz Lasaa, A. Jiménez Alfonsoa, P. Escudero Achaa, J.C. Rodríguez Borregána, Y. Peñasco Martína, T. Dierssen Sotosb
a Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
b Departamento de Ciencias Médicas y Quirúrgicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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Table 1. Comorbidities, mechanisms of injury, reason for admission, and associated injuries in study patients.
Table 2. Clinical variables, laboratory studies, severity scales at admission, and days on mechanical ventilation.
Table 3. Main TBI-induced injury and treatment administered.
Table 4. Comparison of epidemiological variables in TBI in individuals aged over 65 over the 25-year period.
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Abstract
Objective

To identify the changes in the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a cohort of patients older than 65 years old admitted in the Intensive care unit of a third-level hospital over a 25 year period.

Material and methods

A retrospective cohort study conducted on patients over 65 years-old admitted with the diagnosis of TBI into an intensive care unit of a Spanish university hospital. The demographic, clinical variables were collected at the time of admission, including comorbidities, injury mechanisms, and injuries presented, and days of stay in ICU. A statistical analysis was carried out by five-year periods.

Results

A total of 446 TBI in patients over 65 years were included. In the analysis, an increase was observed in the proportion of patients presenting with epidural haematoma (1.39% in the period 1990–1995 vs. 9.46% in 2010–2015), with a significant linear tendency (p=0.018). Falls from own height have increased from 8.33% (1991–1995) to currently more than 70% (2011–2015), p<0.001. The percentage of traffic accidents declined from 26.39% to 3.95% in the last period, p<0.001.

Conclusions

In the last 25 years there seems to be evidence of a change in the origins of TBI in the elderly in our field.

Keywords:
Epidemiology
Traumatic brain injury
Elderly
Intensive care
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Objetivo

Conocer los cambios en la epidemiología del traumatismo craneoencefálico (TCE) en una cohorte de enfermos mayores de 65 años ingresados en UCI de un hospital de tercer nivel a lo largo de 25 años.

Material y métodos

Estudio de cohortes retrospectivo realizado en una unidad de cuidados intensivos de un hospital universitario de tercer nivel español. Se recogieron variables demográficas, clínicas en el momento del ingreso, comorbilidades, mecanismos de lesión y lesiones presentadas, días de estancia en UCI y hospitalaria de los pacientes mayores de 65 años que ingresaron con el diagnóstico de TCE. Se realizó un análisis estadístico por lustros.

Resultados

Se analizaron un total de 446 TCE en mayores de 65 años. En el análisis por lustros, se observó un aumento de la proporción de enfermos que presentan haematoma epidural (1,39% en el periodo 1990-1995 vs. 9,46% en 2010-2015), con tendencia lineal significativa (p=0,018). En la actualidad las caídas desde la propia altura han pasado de representar un 8,33% (1991-1995) a más de un 70% (2011-2015), p<0,001. El porcentaje de accidentes de tráfico ha descendido desde un 26,39% hasta un 3,95% en el último periodo, p<0,001.

Conclusiones

En los últimos 25 años parece evidenciarse un cambio en la etiología del TCE en la población mayor de 65 años en nuestro ámbito.

Palabras clave:
Epidemiología
Traumatismo craneoencefálico
Ancianos
Cuidados intensivos

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