Injury in the aged: Geriatric trauma care at the crossroads

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1197-1209

  Kozar, Rosemary A ^a   Arbabi, Saman ^b   Stein, Deborah M ^a   Shackford, Steven R ^c   Barraco, Robert D ^d   Biffl, Walter L ^e   Brasel, Karen J ^f   Cooper, Zara ^g   Fakhry, Samir M ^h   Livingston, David ⁱ   Moore, Frederick ^j   Luchette, Fred ^k  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Mercy Research Clinic   (United States)

^d LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

ⁱ RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIRIUM; E-MAIL; ELDER ABUSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRIC TRAUMA; GERIATRICIAN; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGAN DONOR; PEDESTRIAN; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POWER OF ATTORNEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SUICIDE; TERMINAL CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84930348815     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000656     Document Type: Review

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