Frailty and length of stay in older adults with blunt injury in a national multicentre prospective c...
Frailty and length of stay in older adults with blunt injury in a national multicentre prospective cohort study
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Tan, Timothy Xin Zhong , Nadkarni, Nivedita V , Chua, Wei Chong , Loo, Lynette Ma , Iau, Philip Tsau Choong , Ang, Arron Seng Hock , Goo, Jerry Tiong Thye , Chan, Kim Chai , Malhotra, Rahul , Ong, Marcus Eng Hock , Matchar, David Bruce , Seow, Dennis Chuen Chai , Nguyen, Hai V , Ng, Yee Sien , Chan, Angelique and Wong, Ting-Hway
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Patients suffering moderate or severe injury after low falls have higher readmission and long-term mortality rates compared to patients injured by high-velocity mechanisms such as motor vehicle accidents. We hypothesize that this is due to higher pre-injury frailty in low-fall patients, and present baseline patient and frailty demographics of a pro...
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Frailty and length of stay in older adults with blunt injury in a national multicentre prospective cohort study
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0250803
