Frailty and length of stay in older adults with blunt injury in a national multicentre prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Patients suffering moderate or severe injury after low falls have higher readmission and long-term mortality rates compared to patients injured by high-velocity mechanisms such as motor vehicle accidents. We hypothesize that this is due to higher pre-injury frailty in low-fall patients,...

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Autores principales: Tan, Timothy Xin Zhong, Nadkarni, Nivedita V., Chua, Wei Chong, Loo, Lynette Ma, Iau, Philip Tsau Choong, Ang, Arron Seng Hock, Goo, Jerry Tiong Thye, Chan, Kim Chai, Malhotra, Rahul, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock, Matchar, David Bruce, Seow, Dennis Chuen Chai, Nguyen, Hai V., Ng, Yee Sien, Chan, Angelique, Wong, Ting-Hway
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8087011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33930058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250803

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