Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 4 I 2015
Assessment of factors affecting the outcome of elderly blunt trauma in Emergency Department
Botros Wagih Latif, Habashy Abd El Baset Al Hammady, Alaa Hussien Abd El Razek, Wael Nabil Abd El Salam
Biolife; 2015, 3(4), pp 864-868
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7306724
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate factors affecting the outcome of elderly blunt trauma in emergency department. The study was conducted on 100 elderly patients age above 60 years with blunt trauma admitted to Emergency Department of Alexandria Main University Hospital. Primary survey, secondary survey and radiological investigations were done for these patients
Keywords:
outcome, elderly, blunt trauma
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Article Dates:
Received: 4 October 2015; Accepted: 22 November 2015; Published: 7 December 2015
How To Cite:
Botros Wagih Latif, Habashy Abd El Baset Al Hammady, Alaa Hussien Abd El Razek, & Wael Nabil Abd El Salam. (2022). Assessment of factors affecting the outcome of elderly blunt trauma in Emergency Department. Biolife, 3(4), 864–868. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7306724
