Factors Predictive of Mortality among Geriatric Patients Sustaining Low-Energy Blunt Trauma

Factors Predictive of Mortality among Geriatric Patients Sustaining Low-Energy Blunt Trauma

Background: In geriatric trauma patients, higher mortality rate is observed compared to younger patients. A significant portion of trauma sustained by this age group comes from low-energy mechanisms (fall from standing or sitting). We sought to investigate the outcome of these patients and identify...

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Main Authors: Nikhil Patel, Timothy N. Le, Seleshi Demissie, Shreya Pandya, Thomas Kania, Michael Copty, Sara Alothman, Amy Rost, Chris Governo, Frank DiRoma, Galina Glinik, Krassimir Atanassov, Boris Khodorkovsky, Anita Szerszen, Asaf Gave, Duraid Younan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
blunt
trauma
geriatric
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/11/2214

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