In-Hospital Sequelae of Injurious Falls in 24 Medical/Surgical Units in Four Hospitals in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to 50% of patient falls in the hospital result in injury. This study was conducted to determine whether injurious falls were associated with increased hospital length of stay (LOS), discharge to a place other than home, and in-hospital mortality.

Methods

A secondary data analysis from a prospective case-control study was conducted in 24 medical/surgical units in four hospitals in the United States. Patients who fell and sustained an injury were matched with at least one control patient who was on the same unit, at the same time, for a similar number of days on the unit at the time of the fall. Data were collected by viewing patients' electronic health records, as well as the hospitals' incident reporting systems. Logistic regression and Cox regression analyses

SUBMITTER: Hill AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397710 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature