Polytrauma in the elderly: predictors of the cause and time of death

BACKGROUND: Increasing age and significant pre-existing medical conditions (PMCs) are independent risk factors associated with increased mortality after trauma. Our aim was to review all trauma deaths, identifying the cause and the relation to time from injury, ISS, age and PMCs. METHODS: A retrospe...

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Autores principales: Clement, Nicholas D, Tennant, Carole, Muwanga, Cyrus
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20465806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-18-26

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20465806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-18-26

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