Evaluation of geriatric patients with trauma scores after motor vehicle trauma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1453-1456

  Çevik, Yunsur ^a   Doǧan, Nurettin Özgür ^b   Daş, Murat ^c   Karakayali, Onur ^d   Delice, Orhan ^e   Kavalci, Cemil ^f  

^a Keçiören Training and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Bayburt State Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^e Erzurum Region Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^f BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84885305564     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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