Preinjury Statin Use is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Survival in Elderly Trauma Patients
Efron D, Sorock G, Haut E, Chang D, Schneider E, MacKenzie E, Cornwell E, Jurkovich G. Preinjury Statin Use is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Survival in Elderly Trauma Patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 64: 66-74. PMID: 18188101, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31815b842a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreinjury statin useElderly trauma patientsStatin useElderly patientsHospital mortalityTrauma patientsRetrospective observational cohort studyNew Injury Severity ScoreCerebral midline shiftIn-Hospital SurvivalMultivariable adjusted oddsBeta-blocker useObservational cohort studySignificant survival benefitGlutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitorsInjury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma ScaleTime of injurySevere traumatic injurySample of patientsTrauma center treatmentCardiovascular comorbiditiesHospital deathStatin therapyCohort study