Benzodiazepines on Admission UDS: Indicator of Worse Outcomes After Geriatric Falls
= .003).DiscussionOur study identifies pre-hospital benzodiazepine use and its association with worse in-hospital outcomes. Our findings can be used to identify high-risk fall patients on admission to mobilize additional resources to reduce the risk of adverse in-hospital outcomes.
Authors
- Danielle Vanderet
- Mallory Jebbia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2247-5221)
- Daniel Margain
- Esther Lee
- Anthony Luesiri
- Claudia Alvarez
- Jeremy Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3721-2381)
Institutions
- Desert Regional Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Surgeon
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261448894
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00