Older Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: National Variability in Palliative Care

Older patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have higher mortality and morbidity than their younger counterparts. Palliative care (PC) is recommended for all patients with a serious or life-limiting illness. However, its adoption for trauma patients has been variable across the nation. The goal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of surgical research 2020-02, Vol.246, p.224-230
Hauptverfasser:	Hwang, Franchesca, Pentakota, Sri Ram, Glass, Nina E., Berlin, Ana, Livingston, David H., Mosenthal, Anne C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Advanced Trauma Life Support Care - organization & administration Advanced Trauma Life Support Care - statistics & numerical data Advanced Trauma Life Support Care - trends Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Brain Injuries, Traumatic - diagnosis Brain Injuries, Traumatic - mortality Brain Injuries, Traumatic - therapy Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data Female Geriatric trauma Health Services Needs and Demand - organization & administration Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data Health Services Needs and Demand - trends Hospital Mortality Humans Injury Severity Score Intensity of treatment Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Older patients Palliative Care - standards Palliative Care - statistics & numerical data Palliative Care - trends Practice Guidelines as Topic Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends Quality Improvement - organization & administration Quality Improvement - statistics & numerical data Quality Improvement - trends Retrospective Studies Surgical palliative care Trauma Centers - organization & administration Trauma Centers - statistics & numerical data Trauma Centers - trends Traumatic brain injury United States
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