A simple clinical risk nomogram to predict mortality-associated geriatric complications in severely injured geriatric patients

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1125-1132

  Min, Lillian ^a,b   Burruss, Sigrid ^c   Morley, Eric ^d   Mody, Lona ^a,b   Hiatt, Jonathan R ^c   Cryer, Henry ^c   Ha, Jin Kyung ^a   Tillou, Areti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; comorbidity; complications; mortality; trauma

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTEREMIA; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMORBIDITY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMPYEMA; FALLING; FEMALE; FIXATION FAILURE; FUNGEMIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY SCALE; INTUBATION; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOMOGRAM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMOGRAMS; PNEUMONIA; PRESSURE ULCER; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876173717     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828273a0     Document Type: Article

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