@HECTORcares HECTOR Heartlands Elderly Care Trauma & Ongoing Recovery.

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@HECTORcares HECTOR Heartlands Elderly Care Trauma & Ongoing Recovery

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63 million UK residents

10.8 million >65 years of age

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Why The Issue?

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Pre-Hospital Filters

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Treatment

• Remains injury focussed

• Non-operative vs Operative Care

• Principles of treatment follow training - >16 years, most treated the same

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Negative Stereotyping

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What is HECTOR?

• Multidisciplinary Service-Level Intervention to address gaps in initial and ongoing trauma care for elderly patients

• ED Approach

• Ward-Based Approach

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Key Aims for ED Approach

• Address Issues of Under-Triage• Lowered thresholds for given mechanisms• Recognise occult hypoperfusion• Holistic care & “Silver Survey”

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Key Aims for Ward-Based Approach

• Daily screen for delerium

• HECTORhydrationeating / toiletingcomfort & confusionthromboembolismoccult illnessrecovery

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Study

• Time Interval Analysis• Comparison to similar sized centres –

outcomes (complications, length of stay, mortality)

• Historical control

“Treating Patients with Injuries, not Injuries on Patients”

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HECTOR Team

Dr David Raven, HoEFTProfessor Fang Gao, HoEFTDr Gill Coombs, University of BirminghamSarah Flanagan, University of BirminghamTeresa Melody, MIDRU HoEFTSarah Pountain, MIDRU HoEFT