Table 1.
Characteristicsa of patients admitted before and after implementation of the Geri-T geriatric trauma bundle who completed or had a proxy complete the follow-up survey
| Pre-Bundle (n = 61) |
Post-Bundle (n = 65) |
Total (n = 126) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 73 (69–82) | 75 (70–83) | 74 (69–83) | 0.55 |
| Female, n (%) | 25 (41) | 20 (31) | 45 (36) | 0.23 |
| Race, n (%) | ||||
| White | 57 (93) | 57 (88) | 114 (90) | 0.22 |
| Black | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 3 (2) | |
| Asian | 2 (3) | 3 (5) | 5 (4) | |
| Other/Unknown | - | 4 (6) | 4 (3) | |
| Hispanic ethnicity, n (%) | 1 (2) | 2 (3) | 3 (2) | 0.71 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.52 |
| Living in private home pre-admission, n (%) | 58 (95) | 64 (98) | 122 (97) | 0.28 |
| Independent with all ADLs pre-admission, n (%)b | 56 (92) | 56 (86) | 112 (89) | |
| Trauma mechanism, n (%) | 0.07 | |||
| Fall | 23 (38) | 38 (58) | 61 (48) | |
| Motorvehicle crash | 25 (41) | 12 (18) | 37 (29) | |
| Struck pedestrian | 6 (10) | 4 (6) | 10 (8) | |
| Bicycle accident | 3 (5) | 5 (8) | 8 (6) | |
| Horseback riding accident | 3 (5) | 3 (5) | 6 (5) | |
| Other | 1 (2) | 3 (5) | 4 (3) | |
| Injury severity score, median (IQR) | 19 (14–25) | 14 (10–20) | 17 (10–22) | 0.02 |
| AIS Head ≥ 3, n (%) | 13 (21) | 7 (11) | 20 (16)) | 0.38 |
| AIS Chest ≥ 3, n (%) | 42 (69) | 40 (62) | 82 (65) | 0.03 |
| AIS Abdomen/Pelvis ≥ 3, n (%) | 7 (11) | 8 (12) | 15 (12) | 0.87 |
| AIS Extremities ≥ 3, n (%) | 20 (33) | 13 (20) | 33 (26) | 0.37 |
| Hospital length of stay, median (IQR) | 9 (5–14) | 7 (4–10) | 7 (5–12) | 0.17 |
| Discharge location, n (%) | 0.09 | |||
| Home | 22 (36) | 36 (55) | 58 (46) | |
| Skilled nursing facility | 36 (59) | 27 (42) | 63 (50) | |
| Other | 3 (5) | 2 (3) | 5 (4) | |
| Who completed survey, n (%) | 0.24 | |||
| Patient | 47 (77) | 48 (74) | 95 (75) | |
| Family member | 14 (23) | 14 (22) | 28 (22) | |
| Friend | 0 (0) | 3 (5) | 3 (2) | |
| Elapsed time between discharge and survey completion, months, median (IQR) | 13 (13–14) | 11 (11–12) | 12 (11–13) | <0.01 |
a
Demographic and clinical characteristics were abstracted from the electronic health record and state trauma registry
b
Level of independence with ADLs pre-admission was unknown for two patients, one in the pre-bundle and one in the post-bundle group