Can the shock index be a reliable predictor of early mortality after trauma in older patients? A retrospective cohort study
Aim Older patients have different physiological characteristics; thus, the reliability of the shock index (SI) to predict mortality could depend on age. We investigated whether the SI is a reliable predictor of early mortality in older patients and evaluated the clinical benefit of age in the interp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Acute Medicine & Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ams2.427 |