Does frailty scoring help to predict outcomes in older patients with major trauma? A retrospective study at a major trauma centre
The presence of significant injuries in older trauma patients is under-recognised. Frailty scoring could be used in the ED for early identification of those patients at high risk of poor outcomes, so that active management strategies can be put in place to optimise their care.
Authors
- Charlotte Underwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-2606)
- Maria Nonis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0523-9996)
- Laura R Joyce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8113-3814)
- Andrew McCombie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-5560)
Institutions
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70053
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22
Funders
- University of Otago