In-hospital falls among geriatric patients: prevalence of major injuries and associated factors
Geriatric patients were approximately eight times more likely to experience major injuries after in-hospital falls than non-geriatric patients, with fractures being the most common major injury.
Authors
- Young Dae Jeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4862-9679)
- Yangjin Jegal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-7240)
- Ki‐Bong Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2978-8300)
- Chae-Chil Lee
- S. T. Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2264-1478)
- Soe Hee Ahn
Institutions
- Ulsan College (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
- Ulsan University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06480-w
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00