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Elderly Trauma Patients with Rib Fractures Are at Greater Risk of Death and Pneumonia
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2003 · Vol. 54(3) · pp. 478–485
Éric Bergeron✉(Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne)André LavoieDavid ClasLynne MooreSebastien RatteStephane TetreaultJacques LemaireMatthew J. Martin
Abstract
Despite lower indices of injury severity, even after taking account of comorbidities, mortality was significantly increased in elderly patients admitted to a trauma center with rib fractures.
Trauma Management and DiagnosisTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesEmergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicineGlasgow Coma ScaleInjury Severity ScoreTrauma centerComorbidityAbbreviated Injury ScaleBlunt traumaPolytraumaGeriatric traumaMechanical ventilation
MeSH terms
AgedFemaleGeriatricsHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPneumoniaRibsRisk FactorsInjury Severity ScoreComorbidityConfidence IntervalsLogistic Models
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