1. The impact of advanced age on trauma triage decisions and outcomes: A statewide analysis
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Lehmann, Ryan, Beekley, Alec, Casey, Linda, Salim, Ali, and Martin, Matthew
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Armies ,Health - Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.037 Byline: Ryan Lehmann (a), Alec Beekley (a), Linda Casey (a), Ali Salim (b), Matthew Martin (a) Keywords: Trauma; Triage; Elderly; Geriatric Abstract: Physiologic variables used in trauma triage criteria may be significantly affected by age, decreasing their predictive value in geriatric trauma. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA (b) Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA Article History: Received 13 November 2008; Revised 29 December 2008 Article Note: (footnote) This article represents the opinions of the authors only and does not represent the views of the US Department of Defense, the US Department of the Army, or Madigan Army Medical Center.
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- 2009