| Autor: |
Darius Shaw Teng Pan, Win Sen Kuan, Ming Zhou Lee, Mohammed Zuhary Thajudeen, Mohamed Madeena Faizur Rahman, Irfan Abdulrahman Sheth, Victor Yeok Kein Ong, Jonathan Zhe Ying Tang, Choon Peng Jeremy Wee, Mui Teng Chua |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Vol 53, Iss 5, Pp 324-327 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2972-4066 |
| DOI: |
10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023295 |
| Popis: |
Singapore faces a rapidly ageing population with its median age projected to be above 45 years by 2030. Our greying demographics is accompanied by a rise in chronic diseases and medication use, including polypharmacy. Longer life expectancy and increased activity levels have contributed to higher incidence of geriatric trauma locally, with a three-fold rise between 2004 and 2015. Older patients are at greater risk of poorer outcomes following trauma.3 However, the impact of comorbidities and medication use on post-trauma outcomes in Singapore’s ageing population remains unclear. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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