COMPLICATIONS IN LOW-RISK OLDER ADULT TRAUMA PATIENTS: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Background Although some geriatric trauma patients may be low-risk for complications, poor outcomes are pronounced if complications do occur. Prevention in this group decreases the risk of excess morbidity and mortality. Methods We performed a case-control study of trauma patients 65 years or older treated from January 2015 to August 2016 at a level I trauma center with a Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) predicted probability of complication

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