Geriatric polytrauma

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 145-149

  Aldrian, Silke ^a   Nau, Thomas ^a   Koenig, Franz ^a   Vécsei, Vilmos ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Geriatric; Injury pattern; Injury severity; Mortality; Polytrauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEAD INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LIMB INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NECK INJURY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SHOCK; SPINE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17144380489     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-004-0290-y     Document Type: Article

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