Age-Dependent Patient and Trauma Characteristics and Hospital Resource Requirements—Can Improvement Be Made? An Analysis from the German Trauma Registry
<i>Background and objectives:</i> The burden of geriatric trauma patients continues to rise in Western society. Injury patterns and outcomes differ from those seen in younger adults. Getting a better understanding of these differences helps medical staff to provide a better care for the...
Main Authors: | Franziska Ziegenhain, Julian Scherer, Yannik Kalbas, Valentin Neuhaus, Rolf Lefering, Michel Teuben, Kai Sprengel, Hans-Christoph Pape, Kai Oliver Jensen, The TraumaRegister DGU |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Medicina |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/4/330 |
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