Trauma in the Elderly Patient
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Trauma in the elderly patient.
A dvanced age is a well-known risk factor for poor outcomes in trauma patients. Older patients can benefit from the intensive monitoring and aggressive management associated with trauma team involvement. Several common topics were chosen for discussion in which the treatment options may differ slightly because of the advanced age of the patient. We discuss the following selected topics: resusci...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1093