Outcomes and health care resource utilization in super-elderly trauma patients

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-131

  Bennett, Kyla M ^a   Scarborough, John E ^a   Vaslef, Steven ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

geriatric trauma; resource utilization; super elderly patients; trauma outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAL SIGN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77955920990     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.04.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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