Fall injuries, associated deaths, and 30-day readmission for subsequent falls are increasing in the elderly US population: a query of the WHO mortality database and National Readmission Database from 2010 to 2014

PURPOSE: Clinicians anecdotally noted that elderly patients who suffered from traumatic injuries (falls or other injuries) often re-present and are readmitted with fall injuries. Herein, we hypothesized that fall injuries and fall-related deaths and readmissions are increasing over time, and assesse...

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Autores principales: Galet, Colette, Zhou, Yunshu, Eyck, Patrick Ten, Romanowski, Kathleen S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6233862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30519111
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S181138

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6233862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30519111
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S181138

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