Whats New in Emergencies Trauma and Shock? Age and Trauma: Geriatric Trauma Patients and Geriatric Trauma Ward Services
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Validation of the Shock Index, Modified Shock Index, and Age Shock Index for Predicting Mortality of Geriatric Trauma Patients in Emergency Departments
The shock index (SI), modified shock index (MSI), and age multiplied by SI (Age SI) are used to assess the severity and predict the mortality of trauma patients, but their validity for geriatric patients is controversial. The purpose of this investigation was to assess predictive value of the SI, MSI, and Age SI for geriatric trauma patients. We used the Emergency Department-based Injury In-dep...
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دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017