Question

implications for clinical practice with one recommendation for people with age 60-80 with trauma severity

Answer 1

Implication for clinical practice is the following

1. Clinical research is generally carried out to answer a research question (hypothesis)
2. The researcher collects data and analyses it keeping the research question in mind.
3. The researcher often take help of statistical methods to increase the strength of the study.
4. Once the research is over, conclusions are made.
5. Clinical implications are the influences of these conclusions on general clinical practice.
6. Example: discovery of bisphosphonates ( drugs that reduce osteoclastic activity in bone) was a welcomed news for elderly patients.
   1. These drugs reduced bone resorption.
   2. Increase bone density.
   3. Reduced trivial bone fractures in elderly people.
7. The clinical implication of bisphosphonates was that it reduced trivial bone fractures in the elderly population. This improved their health- related quality of life. This improve is the clinical implication.
8. Bisphosphonates are recommended for the treatment of osteoporosis.

Answer Part 2

Recommendation

In case of trauma in a patient aged > 65 yrs if the Glasgow coma scale score is less than 8, it is associated with poor outcome. Therefore if the patient's condition doesn't improve within 72 hrs it is advised to limit overzealous therapeutic intervention.