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Accidental Injuries of Hospitalized Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

James E. Groves ,
Philip W. Lavori  and
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum
James E. Groves
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Philip W. Lavori
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
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Abstract

Eight hundred and six medical and surgical patients who were hospitalized via the emergency ward were followed over their entire inpatient stays and rated in anterograde, double-blind fashion for inpatient incidents (falls, medication errors, other). Injuries were minor but affected 2.2% of admissions, a figure which is strikingly similar to studies in other hospitals. There was a statistical trend toward a higher-than-normal risk of hazardous in-hospital incidents for males age 20 to 40 admitted because of injury and for medically ill females over 60 years old.

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Research Note
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , Winter 1993 , pp. 139 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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