Traumatic brain injury in older adults: characteristics, outcomes, and considerations. results from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Geriatric Traumatic Brain Injury (GERI-TBI) Multicenter Trial - Ghneim M, Brasel K, Vesselinov R, Albrecht J, Liveris A, Watras J, Michetti C, Haan J, Lightwine K, Winfield R, Adams S, Podbielski J, Armen S, Zacko JC, Nasrallah F, Schaffer K, Dunn J, Smoot B, Schroeppel T, Stillman Z, Cooper Z, Stein D.

OBJECTIVES: Describe the epidemiology of a large cohort of older adults with isolated traumatic brain injury (TBI) and identify predictors of mortality, palliative interventions, and discharge to preinjury residence in those presenting with moderate/severe...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news