Factors Affecting Hospital Length of Stay in Geriatric Patients With a Surgically Treated Fragility Ankle Fracture.

Fragility ankle fractures in elderly have a rising incidence and hospitalization may be prolonged due to pre-existing comorbidities, compromised soft tissue and postoperative difficulties in the rehabilitation process. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate risk factors for longer total hospitalization duration in elderly patients with surgically treated fragility (Lauge Hansen supination external rotation type 4) fractures. We included all patients ≥ 70 years with a fragility fracture, who were treated surgically between 2011 and 2019 (n = 97) in a level 1 and 2 trauma center.

Traumatic brain injury and alcohol intoxication: effects on injury patterns and short-term outcome.

Purpose: A significant number of patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are diagnosed with elevated blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Recent literature suggests a neuroprotective effect of alcohol on TBI, possibly associated with less morbidity and mortality. Our goal is to analyze the association of different levels of BAC with TBI characteristics and outcome.

Injury Pattern and Injury Severity of In-Hospital Deceased Road Traffic Accident Victims in The Netherlands: Dutch Road Traffic Accidents Fatalities.

Background: Further reduction in road traffic accident (RTA) fatalities is a key priority in the European Union. Since data on injury patterns related to mortality in RTAs are scarce, the aim of this study was to analyze injury patterns and injury severity of in-hospital RTA fatalities in the Netherlands.

Methods: All in-hospital deceased RTA victims in the Netherlands during the period 2015-2016 were analyzed.

[Accidents involving a motorized mobility scooter: a growing problem].

Objective: To analyze injury patterns, injury severity and mortality among victims of motorized mobility scooter (MMS) crashes in relation to the trauma mechanism and patient's age.

Design: Retrospective descriptive cohort study.

Method: From the trauma registry of the Trauma Centre West (TCW), all MMS crash victims aged 18 years and older who were admitted to hospital during the period 2003-2013 were selected and their data were analyzed.

Injury pattern, hospital triage, and mortality of 1250 patients with severe traumatic brain injury caused by road traffic accidents.

This epidemiological study analyzed the incidence, risk factors, hospital triage, and outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injuries (sTBIs) caused by road traffic accidents (RTAs) admitted to hospitals in the Trauma Center West-Netherlands (TCWN) region. Trauma registry data were used to identify TBI in all RTA victims admitted to hospitals in the mid-West region of the Netherlands from 2003 to 2011. Type of head injury and severity were classified using the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS).