Research Article
The Association between Delirium and In-Hospital Falls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Delirium Screening Program
| | Patient falls (n = 300) |
| Age (mean, SD) | 57.9 ± 16.1 | Age (median) | 61.0 | Female | 128 (42.7%) | Unique patient falls | 284 | 1 fall | 270 (95.1%) | 2 falls | 12 (4.2%) | >2 falls | 2 (0.7%) | Pre-fall Morse risk score documented | 259 (86.3%) | Fall risk score (mean, SD) | 68.9 ± 23.0 | Fall risk score (median) | 60.0 | High fall risk (score >50) | 193 (74.5%) | Injury sustained | 47 (15.7%) |
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