Factors affecting outcomes among older trauma patients in Singapore: A retrospective observational study

• Published in: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 324 - 327
• Main Authors: Pan, Darius Shaw Teng, Kuan, Win Sen, Lee, Ming Zhou, Thajudeen, Mohammed Zuhary, Rahman, Mohamed Madeena Faizur, Sheth, Irfan Abdulrahman, Ong, Victor Yeok Kein, Tang, Jonathan Zhe Ying, Wee, Choon Peng Jeremy, Chua, Mui Teng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Academy of Medicine Singapore 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Male; Retrospective Studies; Singapore - epidemiology; Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology; Wounds and Injuries - therapy; Singapore; mortality; geriatric trauma; Singapore; emergency medicine; outcomes
• ISSN: 0304-4602; 2972-4066; 0304-4602; 2972-4066
• DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023295

Singapore faces a rapidly ageing population with its median age projected to be above 45 years by 2030. Our greying demographics is accompanied by a rise in chronic diseases and medication use, including polypharmacy. Longer life expectancy and increased activity levels have contributed to higher incidence of geriatric trauma locally, with a three-fold rise between 2004 and 2015. Older patients are at greater risk of poorer outcomes following trauma.3 However, the impact of comorbidities and medication use on post-trauma outcomes in Singapore’s ageing population remains unclear.