Evidence-based review of trauma center care and routine palliative care processes for geriatric trauma patients; A collaboration from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Patient Assessment Committee, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Geriatric Trauma Committee, and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Guidelines Committee

Despite an aging population and increasing number of geriatric trauma patients annually, gaps in our understanding of best practices for geriatric trauma patients persist. We know that trauma center care improves outcomes for injured patients generally, and palliative care processes can improve outc...

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Published in:The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2019-04, Vol.86 (4), p.737-743
Main Authors: Aziz, Hiba Abdel, Lunde, John, Barraco, Robert, Como, John J., Cooper, Zara, Hayward, Thomas, Hwang, Franchesca, Lottenberg, Lawrence, Mentzer, Caleb, Mosenthal, Anne, Mukherjee, Kaushik, Nash, Joshua, Robinson, Bryce, Staudenmayer, Kristan, Wright, Rebecca, Yon, James, Crandall, Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Evidence-Based Medicine
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Palliative Care
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Societies, Medical
Trauma Centers
Treatment Outcome
United States
Wounds and Injuries - surgery
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