The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Mar 2014
Review Meta AnalysisPredictors of mortality in geriatric trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The rate of mortality and factors predicting worst outcomes in the geriatric population presenting with trauma are not well established. This study aimed to examine mortality rates in severe and extremely severe injured individuals 65 years or older and to identify the predictors of mortality based on available evidence in the literature. ⋯ Systematic review and meta-analysis, level IV.