Influence of study population definition on the effect of age on outcomes after blunt head trauma

Influence of study population definition on the effect of age on outcomes after blunt head trauma

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess whether study population definition influences the effect of age on outcomes after blunt head trauma. We hypothesized that examining ‘all comers’ receiving head computerized tomography after blunt head trauma, fewer older individuals would meet Vet...

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Main Authors: Bechtold, K.T (Author), Falk, H. (Author), Hall, A.J (Author), Hsu, M. (Author), Korley, F.K (Author), Lyketsos, C.G (Author), Narapareddy, B.R (Author), Peters, M.E (Author), Rao, V. (Author), Roy, D. (Author), Sair, H.I (Author), Van Meter, T.E (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd 2018
Subjects:
adult
Adult
age
age differences
Age Factors
aged
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Article
blunt head trauma
blunt trauma
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
clinical outcome
cohort analysis
Cohort Studies
complication
computed tomography scanner
computer assisted tomography
convalescence
depression
Depression
female
Female
functional status
government
human
Humans
injury scale
injury severity
Logistic Models
major clinical study
male
Male
marriage
middle aged
Middle Aged
outcome assessment
outcomes research
population
postconcussion syndrome
prospective study
statistical model
symptom
TBI
Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
traffic accident
Trauma Severity Indices
traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury
unemployment
United States
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
very elderly
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