The hanging chin sign as a mortality predictor in geriatric patients at the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: At the emergency department, there is a need for an instrument which is quick and easy to use to identify geriatric patients with the highest risk of mortality. The so- called ‘hanging chin sign’, meaning that the mandibula projects over one or more ribs on the chest X-ray, could be such...

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Autores principales: Huijgens, Anneloes N. J., van Baardewijk, Laurens J., Keijsers, Carolina J. P. W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8815262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35114953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02780-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8815262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35114953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02780-7

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