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Epidemiology, injury pattern and outcome of older trauma patients: A 15-year study of level-I trauma centers.

Axel BenhamedBrice BatomenValérie BoucherKrishan YadavÉric MercierChartelin Jean IsaacMélanie BérubéFrancis BernardJean-Marc ChaunyLynne MooreMarie-Josée SiroisKarim TazarourteAmaury GossiomeMarcel Émond
Published in: PloS one (2023)
Since 2014, older adults have represented the majority of admissions in Level-I trauma centers in Québec. Their bed-days consumption has greatly increased, and their injury pattern and severity have deeply evolved, while we showed a decrease in mortality.
Keyphrases
  • trauma patients
  • physical activity
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • middle aged