Risk Factors Associated With Worse Outcomes in Trauma Patients Aged 55 and Older
Our analysis showed an association between certain comorbidities and poor outcomes in geriatric trauma patients 55 years old and older; namely, CRF, CHF, and cirrhosis were linked to increased in-hospital mortality, unplanned ICU admission, and the development of complications. Identifying these risk factors can aid in developing protocols to improve monitoring and complication-reduction strategies.
Authors
- Orlando Morejón
- Ilko Luque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-5218)
- Kelvin Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2948-8324)
- Carlos Parra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4807-2313)
- Mariel A. Javier
- Marcela Ramírez
- Hector Mendez
- Nicole López
Institutions
- Ponce Health Sciences University (PR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36518/2689-0216.1830
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00