Open AccessA novel risk score to predict post-trauma mortality in nonagenarians
Author(s) -
Anthony Kopatsis,
Vishaka Chetram,
Katherine Kopatsis,
Nicholas Morin,
Christine Wagner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_145_18
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , comorbidity , injury severity score , mortality rate , population , retrospective cohort study , risk of mortality , framingham risk score , medical record , emergency medicine , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , disease
Nonagenarians represent a rapidly growing age group who often have functional limitations and multiple comorbidities, predisposing them to trauma.