Increased mortality in the elderly trauma patient: Age, injury underestimation or inappropriate early trauma care?
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Trauma care of the elderly patient.
Trauma is the leading cause of death in the United States for individuals aged 1 to 45 years old, but its impact varies across the age spectrum. People age 65 are twice as likely to be hospitalized as a result of a traumatic injury than the general population. The mortality rate in elderly trauma victims has been estimated as 6 times greater than in their younger counterparts when controlling f...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.08.054