Citation

Montgomery JR, Cain-Nielsen AH, Jenkins PC, Regenbogen SE, Hemmila MR. J. Am. Med. Assoc. JAMA 2019; 321(21): 2129-2131.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jama.2019.1146

PMID

31162560

Abstract

The burden of traumatic injury among older adults is underappreciated, as it is the predominant cause of death among children and younger adults and therefore often thought to be primarily a disease of the young. However, traumatic injury in older adults is increasing in prevalence as the US population ages. Older patients present unique care challenges because they have decreased physiologic reserve, have more comorbid conditions, and are at risk of specific complications such as delirium. Our objective was to quantify occurrence of and spending on traumatic injury in comparison with other common medical diseases resulting in acute hospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries ...

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