Geriatric trauma - a rising tide. Assessing patient safety challenges in a vulnerable population using Norwegian Trauma Registry data and focus group interviews: protocol for a mixed methods study - Cuevas- Østrem M, Røise O, Wisborg T, Jeppesen E.

BACKGROUND: Elderly trauma patients constitute a vulnerable group, with a substantial risk of morbidity and mortality even after low-energy falls. As the world's elderly population continues to increase, the number of elderly trauma patients is expected to...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news