Older trauma patients were less likely to die or have a major complication at hospitals with high volumes of geriatric trauma patients, and the chance of major complications increased for geriatric patients in hospitals with high volumes of younger patients, according to a study by Kazuhide Matsushima, M.D., of the University of Southern California, and colleagues. The association between higher hospital volume and lower mortality rates in complex surgical procedures has been well documented, according to the study background.
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