Functional improvement in geriatric trauma patients admitted to a dedicated rehabilitation hospital.

Autor: Radke MS; Rehabilitation Services, University of Maryland Medical System., Flynn JP, Smith M, Scott JC, Permutt T
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Maryland medical journal (Baltimore, Md. : 1985) [Md Med J] 1992 Nov; Vol. 41 (11), pp. 981-7.
Abstrakt: A retrospective study was undertaken of trauma patients over 55 years of age who were admitted to a rehabilitation hospital during an 18-month period. Significant risk factors for poorer in-hospital improvement in functional independent measures were male sex, having an offspring listed as next of kin, pre-injury diabetes mellitus and/or dementia, and number of co-morbidities. Being married was found to be protective.
Databáze: MEDLINE