2000
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2000.9266
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Outcomes of admitted geriatric trauma

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“…Some studies have had similar results, [21][22][23] while other studies reported that more geriatric trauma patients were women. [24,25] Mean age of our patients was 71.5 years with age range of 60 to 100 years. This is consistent with other studies.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Some studies have had similar results, [21][22][23] while other studies reported that more geriatric trauma patients were women. [24,25] Mean age of our patients was 71.5 years with age range of 60 to 100 years. This is consistent with other studies.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Quite the contrary, early and aggressive treatment for shock is called for, as physiological reserves in the elderly are reduced. [4,20,[37][38][39]46] After all, nearly 30% of our geriatric polytrauma patients survived their injuries without major physical problems, with the exception of 2 who required professional care.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…[3,5,6,18,20,21,[33][34][35][36]38,39,45,46] Volume resuscitation as soon as possible should raise systolic BP to at least 80 mmHg. In case of concomitant head and brain injury, systolic BP should even be at least 120 mmHg in order to maintain adequate cerebral perfusion and to prevent secondary brain injury.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similar a otros estudios, la principal causa de trauma en esta población fueron las caídas, seguido por los accidentes automovilístico. 1,6,7 Sin embargo, en otros escenarios se han observado tendencias diferentes, donde los accidentes de tránsito son más frecuentes. 1 Se considera que los cambios fisiológicos asociados al proceso de envejecimiento, sumado a las comorbilidades que son más frecuentes en estos pacientes, explican en buena parte la frecuencia de caídas en los pacientes.…”
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