Is There Any Difference in the Outcome of Geriatric and Non-Geriatric Severely Injured Patients?—A Seven-Year, Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study with Matched-Pair Analysis
Geriatric trauma is expected to increase due to the lifestyle and activity of the aging population and will be among the major future challenges in health care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate differences between polytraumatized geriatric and non-geriatric patients regarding mort...
Main Authors: | Kai O. Jensen, Maximilian Lempert, Kai Sprengel, Hans P. Simmen, Carina Pothmann, Mathias Schlögl, Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Christian Hierholzer, Hans C. Pape, Valentin Neuhaus |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/11/3544 |
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