• Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Oct 2023

    Red blood cell distribution width and Charlson comorbidity index help to identify frail polytraumatized patients : Experiences from a level I trauma center.

    • Valerie Weihs, Stephan Frenzel, Michél Dedeyan, Thomas Heinz, Stefan Hajdu, and Martin Frossard.
    • Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. valerie.weihs@meduniwien.ac.at.
    • Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. 2023 Oct 1; 135 (19-20): 538544538-544.

    IntroductionLittle is known about the potential impact of the red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and pre-existing comorbidities on the late-phase survival of polytraumatized patients.MethodsA total of 173 polytraumatized patients were included retrospectively in this cohort study in a level I trauma center from January 2012 to December 2015. The Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) scores and RDW values were evaluated.ResultsOut of all polytraumatized patients (n = 173), 72.8% (n = 126) were male, the mean ISS was 31.7 points (range 17-75) and the mean age was 45.1 years (range 18-93 years). Significantly higher RDW values (13.90 vs. 13.37; p = 0.006) and higher CCI scores (3.38 vs. 0.49; p < 0.001) were seen in elderly polytraumatized patients (age > 55 years). RDW values > 13.75% (p = 0.033) and CCI scores > 2 points (p = 0.001) were found to have a significant influence on the late-phase survival of polytraumatized patients. Age > 55 years (p = 0.009, HR 0.312; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.130-0.749) and the presence of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) (p = 0.007; HR 0.185; 95% CI 0.054-0.635) remained as independent prognostic factors on the late-phase survival after multivariate analysis.ConclusionEven younger elderly polytraumatized patients (> 55 years of age) showed significant higher RDW values and higher CCI scores. In addition to the presence of severe TBI and age > 55 years, RDW value > 13.75% on admission and CCI score > 2 might help to identify the "younger" frail polytraumatized patient at risk.© 2022. The Author(s).

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