Risk factors associated with in-hospital falls reported to the Patient Safety Commitee of a teaching hospital

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the use of fall-risk-increasing drugs among patients with falls reported to the Patient Safety Office of a hospital, and to identify the factors associated with high risk for fall. Methods A cross-sectional study, carried out in a teaching hospital. The study po...

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Main Authors: Adriane Kênia Moreira Silva, Dayane Carlos Mota da Costa, Adriano Max Moreira Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082019000100212&lng=en&tlng=en