Mortality in severely injured elderly trauma patients - When does age become a risk factor?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1476-1482

  Kuhne, Christian A ^a   Ruchholtz, Steffen ^a   Kaiser, Gernot M ^a   Nast Kolb, Dieter ^a   Bouillon, B ^b   Eich, S ^b   Kanz, K G ^b   Lackner, C ^b   Lefering, R ^b   Lewan, U ^b   Mutschler, W ^b   Neugebauer, E ^b   Oestern, H J ^b   Paffrath, T ^b   Pape, H C ^b   Pirente, N ^b   Raum, M ^b   Rieger, G ^b   Rixen, D ^b   Schlosser, L ^b   Strohecker, C ^b   Waydhas, C ^b   Zintl, B ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Universitätsklinikum Essen ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOCK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28244488136     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7796-y     Document Type: Article

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