Geriatric trauma management guideline | Met | Partially met | Unmet | Priority | Comments |
Trauma registry criteria include same height falls. | |||||
Geriatric trauma management activation protocol is documented. | |||||
Geriatric specific resuscitation guidelines are documented. | |||||
Geriatric guidelines address the changes in the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and dementia assessment is documented. | |||||
Specific lab values for geriatric trauma resuscitations are documented. | |||||
Pain management guidelines for geriatric trauma patients are documented. | |||||
Specific precautions to prevent hypothermia and skin injury are documented. | |||||
Time frames for frailty assessment are documented. | |||||
Capacity assessment guidelines are documented. | |||||
Goals of care are documented in the phases of care. | |||||
Prognostic tools are available to assist in documentation. | |||||
Guidelines include assessment, interventions, and reversal agents for anticoagulation management, as well as restarting therapy after operative interventions. | |||||
Medical management and reconciliation guidelines define when and how often this is completed and documented. | |||||
Beers criteria are included in the medication management | |||||
Guideline includes geriatric trauma intensive care unit admission criteria and is documented. |
*Adapted from the updated American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Project Geriatric Trauma Management Best Practice Guideline, currently submitted for publication.