Frequency and clinical features of radiographic head injury caused by inpatient falls: a single-centre retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The lack of clear criteria makes it difficult for clinicians to determine which patients should be imaged after an inpatient fall. This study identified the clinical characteristics of patients who required a head CT scan following an inpatient fall.

Design

This was a retrospective cohort study conducted from January 2016 to December 2018. We obtained the data from our safety surveillance database, which record all cases of inpatient falls in our hospital.

Setting

Single-centre, tertiary, secondary care hospital.

Participants

We included all consecutive patients who claimed to have fallen and bruised their heads as well as patients who were confirmed to have a bruise on the head but were unavailable to be interviewed about the fall.

Primary and se

SUBMITTER: Tokioka F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151833 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature