Long-term survival after major trauma in geriatric trauma patients: The glass is half full

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1181-1185

  Grossman, Michael D ^a   Ofurum, Ulunna ^a   Stehly, Christy D ^a   Stoltzfus, Jill ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric trauma; Long term survival; Major trauma

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCORE; AGED; ARTICLE; GERIATRIC INJURY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84864555465     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31824d0e6d     Document Type: Article

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