Purpose In an ageing society, geriatric trauma displays an increasing challenge in trauma
care. Due to comorbidities and reduced physiologic reserves, these patients might benefit …

METHODS The National Trauma Databank was used to identify patients 65 years and older.
Data were split into derivation (2007–2013) and validation (2014–2015) data sets. There …

Objectives: To determine whether a novel inpatient mortality risk assessment tool designed
to be calculated in the emergency department setting can risk stratify patient-reported …

Background Older age is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality after injury.
Statewide studies suggest significantly injured patients aged≥ 55 y are commonly …

Background Geriatric trauma is becoming a significant public health concern. The most
commonly used prediction models for mortality benchmarking are based on vital signs and …

BACKGROUND Geriatric trauma care (GTC) represents an increasing proportion of injury
care, but associated public health research on outcomes and expenditures is limited. The …

The population of the United States is aging. By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans will be more than 65
years old 1 and by 2050 the US Census projects that the population aged 65 years and …

Introduction The elderly account for a large proportion of morbidity and mortality secondary
to trauma, despite lower-energy mechanisms of injury and fewer trauma admissions. The …

Background: Age is suggested as a triage criteria for transfer to a trauma center, despite
poor outcomes after similar injury regardless of trauma center level. The effect of differential …

As the US population ages and more adults live into their eighties and nineties, health care
providers and hospitals are increasingly challenged to address a broad range of issues from …