No difference in morbidity or mortality between octogenarians and other geriatric burn trauma patients - Alpert M, Grigorian A, Joe V, Chin TL, Bernal N, Lekawa M, Satahoo S, Nahmias J.

BACKGROUND: Geriatric burn trauma patients (age ≥65 years) have a 5-fold higher mortality rate than younger adults. With the population of the US aging, the number of elderly burn and trauma patients is expected to increase. A past study using the Natio...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news