The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 5 , Pages 571-575 , May 2009

The impact of advanced age on trauma triage decisions and outcomes: A statewide analysis

Presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Surgical Association, Seattle, WA, November 13–14, 2008.

  • Ryan Lehmann, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 253-968-2200; fax: 253-968-5900
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  • Alec Beekley, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
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  • Linda Casey, R.N.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
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  • Ali Salim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Matthew Martin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA

Received 13 November 2008 ,Revised 29 December 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00175-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.037

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 5 , Pages 571-575 , May 2009

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