The Changing Epidemiology of Serious Trauma in the Elderly Population: An Increasing Concern of a Tertiary Hospital in Singapore.

Introduction: Although trauma is often seen in the young, there is a recent shift in this trend as more elderly patients are hospitalised for traumatic injuries. This study examined serious trauma in young and elderly patients and hypothesised that the increase in incidence of elderly serious trauma has led to greater burden of care in hospitals and health services.

Materials And Methods: Details of trauma patients admitted with an Injury Severity Score ≥9 or to the intensive care unit or high dependency unit of a tertiary acute hospital between 2004 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.