The vulnerable elders survey-13 predicts hospital complications and mortality in older adults with traumatic injury: A pilot study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1471-1476

  Min, Lillian ^a,b   Ubhayakar, Nitin ^c   Saliba, Debra ^d,e   Kelley Quon, Lorraine ^e   Morley, Eric ^f   Hiatt, Jonathan ^e   Cryer, Henry ^e   Tillou, Areti ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acute surgical care; functional status; trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COMA; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; VULNERABLE ELDERS SURVEY 13;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80051795460     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03493.x     Document Type: Article

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