2021
DOI: 10.1177/20503121211047379
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Benefit of continued noninvasive cardiac monitoring in geriatric trauma: A retrospective review of geriatric pelvis, hip, and femur fractures and analysis of cardiac events during immediate post-traumatic course

Abstract: Objective: The geriatric population suffers from a predisposition to cardiac events due to physiologic changes commonly associated with aging. The majority of the trauma population seen at our facility is within the geriatric population (greater than 65 years old). Therefore, this study was aimed to determine which of those preexisting factors were associated with an increased risk for developing cardiac event. By assessing those risks, we hoped to determine a timeline for the highest risk of cardiac event occ… Show more

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