Other Titles
Fragility in the older adult
Abstract
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.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Kappa at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Acute Injury, Biomarker, Frailty
Recommended Citation
Bourg, Pamela W., "Use of plasma biomarkers to test frailty in geriatric trauma patients" (2018). INRC (Congress). 221.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2018/presentations_2018/221
Conference Name
29th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Melbourne, Australia
Conference Year
2018
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Use of plasma biomarkers to test frailty in geriatric trauma patients
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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.