Australasian journal on ageing
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Multicenter Study
The injury profile and acute treatment costs of major trauma in older people in New South Wales.
To Describe injury profile and costs of older person trauma in New South Wales; quantify variations with peer group costs; and identify predictors of higher costs. ⋯ Older person trauma attracts greater costs and length of stay. Cost increases with age and injury severity. Hospital financial information and trauma registry data provides accurate cost information that may inform future funding.