Journal article
Severely Injured Geriatric Population: Morbidity, Mortality, and Risk Factors
Abstract
BACKGROUND: With an increasing life expectancy and more active elderly population, management of geriatric trauma patients continues to evolve. The aim was to describe the mechanism and injuries of severely injured geriatric patients and to identify risk factors associated with mortality.
METHODS: The Trauma Registry at a Canadian Level I trauma center was queried for all trauma patients older than 65 years and injury severity score >15 from …
Authors
Labib N; Nouh T; Winocour S; Deckelbaum D; Banici L; Fata P; Razek T; Khwaja K
Journal
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Vol. 71, No. 6, pp. 1908–1914
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2011
DOI
10.1097/ta.0b013e31820989ed
ISSN
2163-0755