@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic liver injuries in the elderly as compared to younger adults",
journal="Journal - Oklahoma State Medical Association",
year="2014",
author="Raines, Alexander and Garwe, Tabitha and Adeseye, Ademola and Benham, Emily and Worrell, Veronica and Havron, William",
volume="107",
number="11",
pages="594-597",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Comparing elderly (> 55 years) and younger (< 55 and > 15 years) traumatic liver injury patients, we evaluated differences in the need for operative intervention as well as transfusion requirements in those treated non-operatively. <br><br>METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of adult patients with liver trauma. The analyses evaluated overall adjusted differences in treatment option and packed red blood utilization in those treated non-operatively by age group. <br><br>RESULTS: 841 patients were included. 83 were elderly. Operative management occurred in 13% and 12% of the younger adults and elderly patients, respectively. After adjustment, age group was not significantly associated with treatment option. In the non-operative setting, elderly patients had twice the red blood cell transfusion requirement as compared to younger adults. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Age does not play a role in considering the need for surgical intervention in patients with liver trauma. However, the geriatric population has twice the transfusion requirement in the non-operative setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0030-1876",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}