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3251 Psoas muscle caliber as a predictor of negative outcomes in elderly trauma patients

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Aim 1: To evaluate whether psoas muscle size on CT imaging can be used as univariate predictor for increased risk of morbidity and mortality in trauma patients 65 years or older with rib fractures. Primary outcomes will be 30 day mortality. Secondary outcomes will include l...

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Autores principales: Meader, Anna, Carter, Damien, Clark, David, Stefan, Mihaela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6798664/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2019.350