Hollow-Organ Perforation in the Emergency Department: Is Time to Diagnosis Prolonged in the Elderly?
Background: Hollow-organ perforations account for a significant proportion of acute abdomens requiring an emergent surgery. Failure to identify such emergencies, particularly among elderly patients, leads to high morbidity and mortality. Our study aimed to find out if old age is associated with prol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2015-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959815001040 |