Can a standardized blunt thoracic trauma score lead to lower length of stay and reduced intensive care unit admission for older patients?

Yesha Maniar ¹, Leo I. Amodu ¹, Patrizio Petrone ², Armin Mahabadi ¹, Maria Bower ¹, Sakib Safi ¹, Gerard Baltazar ¹, Shahidul Islam ³, D'Andrea K. Joseph ⁴

¹ Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital Long Island, Mineola, New York, USA; ² Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola; Research Committee, Panamerican Trauma Society; Department of Surgery; Bronx, New York, USA; ³ Biostatistics Unit, Office of Academic Affairs, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York; Division of Health Services Research, Department of Foundations of Medicine, Biostatistics Core, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, New York; USA; ⁴ Department of Surgery, NYC Health Hospitals, Elmhurst, New York, USA