Use of plasma biomarkers to test frailty in geriatric trauma patients
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Pamela W. Bourg, PhD, RN, TCRN, FAEN, Trauma Services, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, Colorado, USA
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Providing care to injured elder adults present challenges in the emergent injury phase. This study of both injured and healthy volunteers demonstrated that an easy to use frailty scale, used in combination with a plasma biomarker can be incorporated into for clinical protocols elderly trauma patients.
29th International Nursing Research Congress: Innovative Global Nursing Practice and Education Through Research and Evidence-based Practice, July 19-23, 2018. Melbourne, Australia.
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Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | N/A |
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Keywords | Acute Injury; Biomarker; Frailty |
Name | 29th International Nursing Research Congress |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Melbourne, Australia |
Date | 2018 |
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