The Geriatric Trauma Patient: Common Comorbidities Lead to Higher Mortality—The Single Center Experience of a German Level I University Trauma Center

<b>Background</b>: Geriatric trauma patients often present with multiple comorbidities, which can complicate their treatment and impact outcomes. This study examines the effect of common pre-existing comorbidities on mortality and recovery in polytrauma patients, comparing them to polytr...

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Published in:	Emergency Care and Medicine
Main Authors:	Rainer Christoph Miksch, Sonja Talwar, Christoph Gassner, Wolfgang Böcker, Boris Michael Holzapfel, Fabian Gilbert
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Subjects:	polytrauma elderly ISS
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2813-7914/2/1/3

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