Geriatric trauma service: A one-year experience

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-122

  Mangram, Alicia J ^a   Mitchell, Christopher D ^a   Shifflette, Vanessa K ^a   Lorenzo, Manuel ^a   Truitt, Michael S ^a   Goel, Anuj ^a   Lyons, Mark A ^a   Nichols, Deborah J ^a   Dunn, Ernest L ^a  

^a METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly trauma; Geriatric trauma; Geriatric trauma service; Geriatric trauma unit

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC TRAUMA SERVICE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGE; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84859649743     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318241f0ba     Document Type: Conference Paper

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