Evaluation and Characteristics of Falls of Patients during Hospitalization
Evaluación y características de caídas de pacientes durante la hospitalización
Avaliação e características das quedas de pacientes durante a internação hospitalar
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acidentes por quedas pacientes internados segurança do paciente dano ao paciente hospital accidental falls inpatients patient safety patient harm hospital accidentes por caídas pacientes internados seguridad del paciente daño del paciente hospital |
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| Universidad Católica del Uruguay | |
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https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/enfermeriacuidadoshumanizados/article/view/2499
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3750 |
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| Sumario: | Objective: Evaluate and characterize the patients falls in a hospital in Southern Brazil. Method: Descriptive and retrospective study of 73 reports of falls in a hospital in Southern Brazil, from January 2016 to December 2019. Secondary data obtained by the institution's Patient Safety Center and the Morse Fall Scale were used, in a descriptive statistical analysis. Results: Most of the patients who suffered falls were male (60.3%), >61 years old (50.6%), clinical treatment (89.0%), patients with neoplasms (43.8%) in continuous medication use (91.8%). The falls occurred from their own same height (67.1%), in the bathroom (56.2%) and in the night shift (50.0%). In 50.7% of the falls there was damage to the patient, mild damage (62.2%), moderate damage (32.4%) and severe damage (5.4%). Conclusion: Improving the understanding of falls and their consequences can help health professionals in assessing risks and establishing preventive measures. |
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