Characteristics of Elderly Long-Term Care Residents Who Were Injured and Transferred to Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
Table 4
Comparison of injury mechanism between slip and fall from a bed from long-term care hospital.
Fall from bed (n = 10)
Slip (n = 33)
p-value
Age (years)
82.70 ± 9.30
80.12 ± 7.59
0.377
Sex, n (%)
0.153
Male
2 (20.0)
16 (48.5)
Female
8 (80.0)
17 (51.5)
Comorbidities, n (%)
Neurodegenerative disease
4 (40.0)
16 (48.5)
Hypertension
5 (50.0)
18 (54.5)
Cerebrovascular disease
5 (50.0)
11 (33.3)
Orthopedic disease
6 (60.0
7 (21.2)
Diabetes
3 (30.0)
12 (36.4)
Cardiovascular disease
0 (0.0)
7 (20.0)
Renal disease
1 (10.0)
5 (15.2)
Psychiatric disease
3 (30.0)
3 (9.1)
Malignancy
0 (0.0)
1 (3.0)
Pulmonary disease
0 (0.0)
2 (6.1)
Liver disease
0 (0.0)
3 (9.1)
Others
1 (10.0)
4 (12.1)
Ambulation state, n (%)
0.005
Bed ridden
4 (40.0)
1 (3.0)
Ambulation with assist
5 (50.0)
23 (69.7)
Ambulation without assist
1 (10.0)
9 (27.3)
KTAS, n (%)
0.125
1
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2
2 (20.0)
1 (3.0)
3
4 (40.0)
10 (30.3)
4
3 (30.0)
21 (63.6)
5
1 (10.0)
1 (3.0)
Mental status at ED visit, n (%)
0.572
Alert
9 (90.0)
31 (93.9)
Verbal response
1 (10.0)
1 (3.0)
Painful response
0 (0.0)
1 (3.0)
No response
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Diagnosis, n (%)
Fracture
7 (70.0)
21 (63.6)
Head and face
2 (28.6)
1 (4.8)
Hip and pelvis
4 (57.1)
20 (95.2)
Ribs
1 (14.3)
0 (0.0)
Contusion and dislocation
5 (50.0)
10 (30.3)
Head and face
3 (60.0)
7 (70.0)
Extremity
2 (40.0)
3 (30.0)
Traumatic brain injury
0 (0.0)
4 (12.1)
Others
0 (0.0)
3 (9.1)
ISS
9.60 ± 3.10
11.00 ± 5.87
0.648
Disposition, n (%)
0.946
Admission
7 (70.0)
21 (63.6)
General ward
6
17
ICU
1
4
Return to LTCH
3 (30.0)
10 (30.0)
Against discharge
0 (0.0)
1 (3.0)
Transfer to other hospital
0 (0.0)
1 (3.0)
KTAS: Korean triage and acuity scale, ED: emergency department, ISS: injury severity score, ICU: intensive care unit, LTCH: long-term care hospital.
