Assessment of risk and incidence of falls in neurosurgical inpatients Evaluación de riesgo e incidencia de caídas en pacientes de neurocirugía Avaliação de risco e incidência de queda em pacientes neurocirúrgicos
Neurosurgical patients may present motor, sensitive and balance impairment and increased risk of falling. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fall-related risk factors and the incidence of falls in the pre and post-operative period of neurosurgical patients. A prospective cohort study with a r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2008-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000400016 |