Association of age with death and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy after severe traumatic brain injury - Tran A, Saigle V, Manhas N, McIntyre L, Turgeon AF, Lauzier F, Chass é M, Golka C, Millington SJ, Kyeremanteng K, Ghinda D, Lesiuk H, Kanji S, Fairbairn J, Lloyd T, English SW.

BACKGROUND: Compared to younger age, older age ( ≥ 65 yr) is associated with worse outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). We sought to describe the association of older age with in-hospital death and aggressiveness of intervention. ME...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news