Ashley A Weaver1,2, Samantha L Schoell1,2, Jennifer W Talton3, Ryan T Barnard3, Joel D Stitzel1,2, Mark R Zonfrillo4,5. 1. a Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics , Winston-Salem , North Carolina. 2. b Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina. 3. c Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina. 4. d Alpert Medical School of Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island. 5. e Hasbro Children's Hospital , Providence , Rhode Island.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop a disability metric for motor vehicle crash (MVC) thoracic injuries and compare functional outcomes between pediatric and adult populations. METHODS: Disability risk (DR) was quantified using Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores within the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) for the top 95% most frequently occurring AIS 2, 3, 4, and 5 thoracic injuries in NASS-CDS 2000-2011. The NTDB contains a truncated form of the FIM score, including three items (self-feed, locomotion, and verbal expression), each graded from full functional dependence to full functional independence. Pediatric (ages 7-18 years), adult (19-45), middle-aged adult (46-65), and older adult (66+) MVC occupants were classified as disabled or not disabled based on the FIM scale. The DR was calculated for each injury within each age group by dividing the number of patients who were disabled that sustained the specific injury by the number of patients who sustained the specific injury. To account for the impact of more severe co-injuries, a maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale (MAIS) adjusted DR (DRMAIS) was also calculated. DR and DRMAIS could range from 0 (0% disability risk) to 1 (100% disability risk). RESULTS: The mean DRMAIS for MVC thoracic injuries was 20% for pediatric occupants, 22% for adults, 29% for middle-aged adults, and 43% for older adults. Older adults possessed higher DRMAIS values for diaphragm laceration/rupture, heart laceration, hemo/pneumothorax, lung contusion/laceration, rib fracture, and sternum fracture compared to the other age groups. The pediatric population possessed a higher DRMAIS value for flail chest compared to the other age groups. CONCLUSIONS: Older adults had significantly greater overall disability than each of the other age groups for thoracic injuries. The developed disability metrics are important in quantifying the significant burden of injuries and loss of quality life years. Such metrics can be used to better characterize severity of injury and further the understanding of age-related differences in injury outcomes, which can impact future age-specific modifications to AIS.
OBJECTIVE: To develop a disability metric for motor vehicle crash (MVC) thoracic injuries and compare functional outcomes between pediatric and adult populations. METHODS: Disability risk (DR) was quantified using Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores within the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) for the top 95% most frequently occurring AIS 2, 3, 4, and 5 thoracic injuries in NASS-CDS 2000-2011. The NTDB contains a truncated form of the FIM score, including three items (self-feed, locomotion, and verbal expression), each graded from full functional dependence to full functional independence. Pediatric (ages 7-18 years), adult (19-45), middle-aged adult (46-65), and older adult (66+) MVC occupants were classified as disabled or not disabled based on the FIM scale. The DR was calculated for each injury within each age group by dividing the number of patients who were disabled that sustained the specific injury by the number of patients who sustained the specific injury. To account for the impact of more severe co-injuries, a maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale (MAIS) adjusted DR (DRMAIS) was also calculated. DR and DRMAIS could range from 0 (0% disability risk) to 1 (100% disability risk). RESULTS: The mean DRMAIS for MVC thoracic injuries was 20% for pediatric occupants, 22% for adults, 29% for middle-aged adults, and 43% for older adults. Older adults possessed higher DRMAIS values for diaphragm laceration/rupture, heart laceration, hemo/pneumothorax, lung contusion/laceration, ribfracture, and sternum fracture compared to the other age groups. The pediatric population possessed a higher DRMAIS value for flail chest compared to the other age groups. CONCLUSIONS: Older adults had significantly greater overall disability than each of the other age groups for thoracic injuries. The developed disability metrics are important in quantifying the significant burden of injuries and loss of quality life years. Such metrics can be used to better characterize severity of injury and further the understanding of age-related differences in injury outcomes, which can impact future age-specific modifications to AIS.
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