[Multiple trauma in the elderly].
Morbidity and mortality following multiple trauma are high in elderly patients. Head trauma has a particularly poor prognosis. However intensive care may improve the survival rate and the quality of life in survivors, allowing those to return home.
Calon
B
B
Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Chirurgicale, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg.
Launoy
A
A
Ocquidant
P
P
Mahoudeau
G
G
Gengenwin
N
N
Gaertner
E
E
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality
Polytraumatisme et personnes âgées.