Dysphagia is associated with worse clinical outcomes in geriatric trauma patients

Introduction Dysphagia is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization in hospitalized patients, but studies on outcomes in geriatric trauma patients with dysphagia are limited. We hypothesized that geriatric trauma patients with dysphagia would have worse clinical outcom...

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Main Authors: Lillian S Kao, John A Harvin, Charles E Wade, Claudia Pedroza, David E Meyer, Shah-Jahan M Dodwad, Heather R Kregel, Mina Attia, Michael W Wandling, Thaddeus J Puzio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-03-01
Series:Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
Online Access:https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/7/1/e001043.full