Background Despite a widely acknowledged increase in older people presenting with
traumatic injury in western populations there remains a lack of research into the optimal …

Trauma is traditionally considered a disease of young men after motor vehicle collisions and
interpersonal violence. The acute trauma chain of care has been organized to identify and …

Methods: We assessed on one hand, anatomical criteria such as ISS values and the number
of body regions affected, on the other hand, hemodynamic instability criteria, various shock …

Background Older trauma patients have a higher mortality yet are more likely to be under-
triaged compared to younger patients. Studies have suggested that current trauma team …

Background Coagulopathic bleeding is a major cause of mortality after trauma, and platelet
dysfunction contributes to this problem. The causes of platelet dysfunction are relatively …

Objective To systematically review research on acute hospital care for frail or older adults
experiencing moderate to major trauma. Setting Electronic databases (Medline, Embase …

Background The trauma mortality rate is higher in the elderly compared with younger
patients. Ageing is associated with physiological changes in multiple systems and correlated …

Background The geriatric triage protocol at the study institution was modified from SBP< 90
mmHg to SBP< 110 mmHg and then to SBP< 100 mmHg. The purpose of this study is to …

Background Diagnosis of major trauma in the older person is increasingly recognised as
clinically challenging with recent reports finding that older patients sustaining major trauma …

Introduction The arbitrary geriatric age cutoff of 65 may not accurately define older adults at
higher risk of mortality following massive transfusion (MT). We sought to redefine a new …