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Pharmacist Consult Service In Geriatric Trauma Patients, Vanessa M. Gleason, Pharm D., Rohit A. Moghe, Pharm D., Msph, Cde, Doris Warner, Msn, Rn, Cen, Michael S. Weinstein, Md, Facs
Pharmacist Consult Service In Geriatric Trauma Patients, Vanessa M. Gleason, Pharm D., Rohit A. Moghe, Pharm D., Msph, Cde, Doris Warner, Msn, Rn, Cen, Michael S. Weinstein, Md, Facs
Pharmacy Presentations, Posters, and Grand Rounds
Introduction
• Geriatric patients (> 65 years of age) have a 3-5% incremental increase in annual occurrence of trauma making it a top five leading cause of death in this population.
• The mortality rate ranges from 15-30%, which is 4-5 times higher than younger patients.
• In 2011, data from the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) demonstrated nearly 32% of injured patients statewide and nearly 50% of the trauma patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) were > 65 years.
• Most geriatric patients have comorbidities that are treated with many medications, which may predispose them for falls.
• Although …