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Associations of undertriage on trauma care processes and mortality across age groups

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Observational analysis finds undertriage affects mortality in trauma patients, suggesting age-related care differences.

Undertriaged patients experienced lower mortality rates compared to adequately triaged ones, despite their severity.
Among 9916 severely injured patients, 31% were undertriaged, revealing significant disparities in care processes.
Data from the Swedish National Trauma Registry highlighted age stratification's effect on emergency interventions and outcomes.
The findings underscore the importance of proper triage to improve trauma care, particularly for older adults.

Granström et al. (2025) studied this question.

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