Is medical urgency of elderly patients with traumatic brain injury underestimated by emergency department triage?
Background: Mortality is high among elderly patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recent data suggest that early surgical intervention and aggressive rehabilitation may reduce mortality rates even in elderly patients. Our aim was therefore to study the Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment Syst...
Main Authors: | Toralph Ruge, Axel C. Carlsson, Magnus Hellstrom, Per Wihlborg, Johan Undén |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Upsala Medical Society
2020-01-01
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Series: | Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03009734.2019.1706674 |
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