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ReviewThe journal of trauma and acute care surgery2015

Injury in the aged: Geriatric trauma care at the crossroads.

Rosemary A Kozar, Saman Arbabi, Deborah M Stein, Steven R Shackford, Robert D Barraco, Walter L Biffl, Karen J Brasel, Zara Cooper, Samir M Fakhry, David Livingston and 2 more

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Review in The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Characteristics and outcomes of geriatric injuries presenting to an urban emergency department in Ghana.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2025
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  16. Venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis in geriatric trauma patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Rosemary A KozarFrom the Shock Trauma Center (RAK, DMS), University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Surgery (S.A.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Surgery (S.R.S.), Scripps Mercy, San Diego, California; Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (R.D.B.), Department of Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania; Department of Surgery (W.L.B.), Denver Health, Denver, Colorado; Department of Surgery (K.J.B.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon; Department of Surgery (Z.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Surgery (S.M.F.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Department of Surgery (D.L.), Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; Department of Surgery (F.M.), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Department of Surgery (F.L.), Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois.
Saman Arbabi
Deborah M Stein
Steven R Shackford
Robert D Barraco
Walter L Biffl
Karen J Brasel
Zara Cooper
Samir M Fakhry
David Livingston
Frederick Moore
Fred Luchette

Funding

The one year trajectory of elderly patients after cervical spine fractureR03AG042361 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI COOPER, ZARA R · 2012 to 2013
$174k
NIA NIH HHS R03 AG042361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Trauma CentersAdultAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedWounds and Injuries

Identifiers

PMID26151523
PMCPMC4976060

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