@article{ref1,
title="High cost of trauma care in the elderly",
journal="Southern medical journal",
year="1989",
author="Ross, N. and Timberlake, G. A. and Rubino, L. J. and Kerstein, M. D.",
volume="82",
number="7",
pages="857-859",
abstract="Trauma in the elderly is a significant public health problem in terms of morbidity, mortality, and expenditure of health care resources. We compared injury severity score, length of stay, hospital charges, and mortality rate in a group of 60 elderly patients and a group of 60 younger patients admitted to our hospital. The older group had an average hospital stay that was more than four days longer, at an average hospital charge of $15,769.55, and their mortality rate was 15% versus 0% among the younger group. Despite early and aggressive care, the elderly continue to pose an important problem for trauma centers in terms of both length of stay and cost.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0038-4348",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}