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- •The model and components of acute care that optimise patient-centred outcomes in injured older patients are not defined.
- •There is variability in models and components of acute care for injured older patients across Australia and New Zealand.
- •Opportunity exists to standardise and validate models of care optimising patient-centred outcomes in injured older patients.
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