Predictors of mortality in geriatric trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 894-901

  Hashmi, Ammar ^a   Ibrahim Zada, Irada ^a   Rhee, Peter ^a   Aziz, Hassan ^a   Fain, Mindy J ^a   Friese, Randall S ^a   Joseph, Bellal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and mortality; Geriatric trauma; Injury severity score; Predictors of mortality; Trauma mortality

Indexed keywords

DYING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84896717184     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182ab0763     Document Type: Review

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