Geriatric trauma 2.0
The research jury is still out, though, regarding
whether older patients fare better at trauma
vs. non-trauma facilities, says Richard Mul
lins, M.D., a professor of surgery and trauma
surgeon at Portland's Oregon Health & Science
University. Mullins, who has researched trauma
trends, cites a 2006 New England Journal of Medi
cine study that followed patients up to one year
after leaving the hospital. It found that those 55
and older didn't enjoy superior survival when
treated at a trauma facility, he says