Management of Trauma in the Elderly Patient  

Oleh:

Santora, Thomas A. ; Schinco, Miren A. ; Trooskin, Stanley Z.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Surgical Clinics of North America (Keterangan: ada di ClinicalKey) vol. 74 no. 1 (Feb. 1994), page 163.

Isi artikel

Injuries among the elderly are a common occurrence and, as the population ages, the elderly will constitute a prominent proportion of trauma patients. The elderly sustain the same injuries that younger people do; however, because of a variety of age-related processes, the elderly suffer more severe consequences from these injuries. Epidemiologic factors and physiologic processes are used to explain the “susceptibility” of the elderly population to traumatic injuries. Recommendations for initial resuscitation and management of specific injuries are presented along with general principles of injury prevention and rehabilitation. The socioeconomic cost of trauma in the elderly is discussed in terms of physical disabilities and financial burdens.

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