Background Snowmobiling is a popular activity that leads to geriatric trauma admissions;
however, this unique trauma population is not well characterized. We aimed to compare the …

Background Injured geriatric patients experience significant functional decline during their
hospitalization, limiting their ability to be discharged home which is a valuable outcome …

Pendahuluan. Sindrom frailty berkaitan dengan angka morbiditas dan kematian yang lebih
tinggi, sehingga dipakai sebagai prediktor kesehatan pada orang usia lanjut (usila) …

Résumé Les patients âgés de 65 ans et plus représentent plus de 50% des blessures
orthopédiques au Canada. Des études récentes ont démontré que la prise en charge de ces …

The US older population has been rapidly growing and will constitute a fifth of the total
population by 2030. It is the fastest growing subset of the population. This rapid increase in …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the age change tendency of trauma patients
and to test the accuracy of different scoring tools in prediction of in-hospital mortality in case …

Currently, trauma is the fifth leading cause of death in people aged≥ 65 years. Falls are
recognized as the leading cause of trauma-related mortality and morbidity in elderly, which …

The spleen is the most commonly injured abdominal solid organ. Over 39,000 adults are
hospitalized each year in the USA with a splenic injury. The management of spleen trauma …

There is general agreement that frailty is a state of heightened vulnerability to stressors
arising from impairments in multiple systems leading to declines in homeostatic reserve and …

Objectives Lead a discussion integrating evidence from the literature in support of face-to-
face postmortem follow-up meetings with clinicians and bereaved families. Identify the …