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Review
. 2007 Aug;25(3):837-60, x.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2007.06.005.

Geriatric trauma

David W Callaway  1 , Richard Wolfe
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Review

Geriatric trauma

David W Callaway et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Elderly trauma patients present unique challenges and face more significant obstacles to recovery than younger patients. Despite overall higher mortality, longer length of stay, increased resource use, and higher rates of discharge to rehabilitation, most elderly trauma patients return to independent or preinjury functional status. Critical to improving these outcomes is an understanding that although similar trauma principles apply to the elderly, these patients require more aggressive evaluation and resuscitation. This article reviews the recent developments in the literature regarding care of the elderly trauma patient.

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