Outcomes of adult & geriatric trauma patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated at level I or II ACS-verified trauma centers: Towards optimizing geriatric trauma care
Following severe isolated TBI, geriatric trauma patients experience similar mortality to adult patients at both level I and II trauma centers, but at the expense of higher odds of neurosurgical intervention, complications, prolonged ICU-LOS, and less favorable discharge disposition.
Authors
- Stephen Hersperger
- Hazem Nasef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3003-3493)
- Alaina Werling
- Sarthak S. Kumar
- Nikita Nunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5625-3707)
- Adel Elkbuli
- Samuel Baum
- Heli Patel
Institutions
- William Carey University (US)
- Nova Southeastern University (US)
- Orlando Regional Medical Center (US)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2025.12.027
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00