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 incorporation of dedicated palliative care (PC) services in the care of
the critically injured trauma patient is not yet universal. Preexisting data demonstrate both …

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a substantial mortality risk with
increased rates in the elderly. We hypothesized that age is not sufficient, and that frailty …

Geriatric patients who are critically ill have unique challenges that must be considered when
attempting to prognosticate survival and determine expectations for rehabilitation and …

Background: Despite recommendations to integrate palliative care (PC) into care for critically
ill trauma patients, little is known about current PC practices in trauma care to inform …

Objectives The association between frailty and short‐term prognosis has not been
established in critically ill older adults presenting to the emergency department. We sought …

Introduction Frailty in trauma has been found to predict poor outcomes after injury including
additional in-hospital complications, mortality, and discharge to dependent care. These …

Objective: To investigate the association between higher injury severity and increased
informal caregiving received by injured older adults. Summary of Background Data: Injured …

BACKGROUND Little is known about the recovery experiences of older trauma intensive
care unit (TICU) survivors and the relationship between geriatric trauma care and long-term …

There is growing interest in, and need for, integrating palliative care (PC) into the care of
patients undergoing emergency surgery and those with traumatic injury. Thus, PC consults …