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Impact of a geriatric consultation service on outcomes in older trauma patients: a before–after stud...

Impact of a geriatric consultation service on outcomes in older trauma patients: a before–after stud...

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Impact of a geriatric consultation service on outcomes in older trauma patients: a before–after study

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Full title

Impact of a geriatric consultation service on outcomes in older trauma patients: a before–after study

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

European journal of trauma and emergency surgery (Munich : 2007), 2022-08, Vol.48 (4), p.2859-2865

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Purpose
Early geriatric involvement is recommended for older trauma patients. We wished to determine the impact of geriatric consultation on mortality, hospital length of stay and discharge disposition in older patients who were admitted to our Level 1 trauma unit.
Methods
We completed a health records review of trauma unit patients, age ≥...

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Full title

Impact of a geriatric consultation service on outcomes in older trauma patients: a before–after study

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2543455416

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2543455416

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ISSN

1863-9933

E-ISSN

1863-9941

DOI

10.1007/s00068-021-01724-x

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