There is little debate that the world's population continues to age, 1, 2 and as such there are
increasing numbers of older patients presenting with traumatic injuries than in the past. The …

In response to the increased volume of injured geriatric patients presenting to trauma
centers, the American Association for Surgery of Trauma (AAST) established the Ad Hoc …

Objective: This study aimed to document the prevalence of frailty in older adults undergoing
emergency laparotomy and to explore relationships between frailty and postoperative …

Background Over the last decade the age of trauma patients and injury mortality has
increased. At the same time, many centers have implemented multiple interventions focused …

Background Emergency general surgery in the elderly is a particular challenge to the
surgeon in charge of their care. The aim was to review contemporary aspects of managing …

Background There is evidence that regionalized trauma care and appropriate triage of major
trauma patients improve patient outcomes. However, the national rate of undertriage and …

Background Frailty is a well-established marker of poor outcomes in geriatric trauma
patients. There are few interventions to improve outcomes in this growing population. Our …

Background Trauma centers are seeing an increasing number of geriatric patients that are
more susceptible to injuries even from relatively minor insults such as a ground level fall …

Becoming old is considered a privilege and results from the socioeconomic progress and
improvements in health care systems worldwide. However, morbidity and mortality increases …

The United States is experiencing an exponential increase in its older adults unlike any that
has ever occurred. With the aging of the baby boomer generation, the geriatric, commonly …