Trauma mortality factors in the elderly population

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-17

  Chang, Wen Han ^a,b,c   Tsai, Shin Han ^d   Su, Yu Jang ^a,c   Huang, Chien Hsuan ^e   Chang, Kou Song ^a   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Tai En Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly trauma; Geriatric consideration; Mortality; Pitfall

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACCIDENT; AGED; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL ETHICS; METABOLIC RATE; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 42949111147     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70003-6     Document Type: Article

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