Traumatic brain injury in patients aged ≥65 years versus patients aged ≥80 years: a multicenter prospective study of mortality and medical resource utilization

Traumatic brain injury in patients aged ≥65 years versus patients aged ≥80 years: a multicenter prospective study of mortality and medical resource utilization

Objective This study aimed to determine whether there is a difference in mortality and medical resource utilization between geriatric (aged ≥65 years) and super-geriatric patients (aged ≥80 years) with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods We obtained comprehensive data (demographics, injury charact...

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Main Authors: SooJin Bae, Sung Wook Song, Woo Jeong Kim, YoungJoon Kang, Kyeong Won Kang, Chang Bae Park, Jeong Ho Kang, Ji Hwan Bu, Sung Kgun Lee, Seo Young Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2021-06-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
geriatrics
brain injuries, traumatic
mortality
Online Access:http://ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-20-045.pdf

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