Injury mechanisms, patterns and outcomes of older polytrauma patients-An analysis of the Dutch Trauma Registry.

Polytrauma patients nowadays tend to be older due to the growth of the elderly population and its improved mobility. The aim of this study was to compare demographics, injury patterns, injury mechanisms and outcomes between younger and older polytrauma patients.Data from polytrauma (ISS≥16) patients...

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Main Authors: Rob de Vries, Inge H F Reininga, Oliver Pieske, Rolf Lefering, Mostafa El Moumni, Klaus Wendt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5755835?pdf=render