[Observatory of the elderly over 80 years supported by the mobile emergency and resuscitation service].
Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation · 2011-01-01 · Observational study
Abstract
Emergency medical services (EMS) received an increasing number of calls for patients aged 80 and older. The goal of the present study was to evaluate outcome and functional dependence of patients aged 80 and older who EMS managed in the prehospital theater. This prospective study was conducted over 1 year (September 2007-August 2008), all consecutive patients aged 80 and older managed by a medical team during the study period were included. Characteristics of patients, including previous health status and functional dependence, were recorded on-the scene by the attending physician. Three-month mortality was recorded, as well as ADL score. Data are expressed as mean values±standard deviations, medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs), and percentages and compared using univariate and multivariate analysis. P<0.05 was considered the threshold for significance. Five hundred twenty-three patients were included. Mean age was 86 ± 5. Median ADL index was 2 (IQR 0-9), and 63% of patients were living at home. At 3 months, the survival rate was 66% (n=273) and the proportion of patients living at home was 64% (P=0.9), the median ADL index of survivors was 2 (IQR 0-8) vs 1 (IQR 0-6) initially for this subpopulation, P=0.01. Our study confirms utility and efficacy of full access of elderly persons to advanced life support especially for self-patients and not restricted based on aging per se. The development and daily use of tools for rapid assessment of autonomy should enable practitioners to innovate and thus, adapt their management.
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Mortality & survival · Older adults · Prehospital physicians · Quality of life & function
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