JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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To determine the effect of acute alcohol intoxication and chronic alcohol abuse on morbidity and mortality from trauma. ⋯ Chronic, but not acute, alcohol abuse adversely affects outcome from trauma. Attention to the problem of chronic alcohol abuse in trauma patients is necessary, and screening trauma patients for chronic alcohol abuse appears to be warranted.
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To evaluate the long-term mortality and morbidity of critically ill elderly patients requiring intensive care. ⋯ Age alone is not an adequate predictor of long-term survival and quality of life in critically ill elderly patients.