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The burden of geriatric traumatic brain injury on trauma systems: Analysis of 348,800 Medicare inpatient claims

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in older adults. The aim of this study was to characterize the burden of TBI in older adults… Click to show full abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in older adults. The aim of this study was to characterize the burden of TBI in older adults by describing demographics, care location, diagnoses, outcomes, and payments in this high‐risk group.

Keywords: geriatric traumatic; burden geriatric; traumatic brain; brain injury

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2022

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