A Case Series of Concomitant Falls and COVID-19 Infection Among Older Adults
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 17% of elderly patients admitted to a single Level 1 trauma center for fall-related injuries were concurrently infected with COVID-19. These patients experienced a high frequency of complications and in-hospital mortality. Therefore, COVID-19 should be recognized as a severe and potentially lethal comorbidity among older adults who sustain fall-related injuries.
Authors
- Micah Vander Griend
- Marisa-Nicole Zayat
- Elizabeth Ablah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4550-2162)
- Kelly Lightwine
- James M. Haan
- Hayrettin Okut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4084-8404)
- Nathan Flesher
Institutions
- University of Kansas (US)
- Wichita State University (US)
- Ascension Via Christi Hospital (US)
- Ascension Via Christi (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kansas Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17161/kjm.vol17.21817
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00