Medication use as a risk factor for inpatient falls in an acute care hospital: A case-crossover study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 535-542

  Shuto, Hideki ^a,c   Imakyure, Osamu ^b   Matsumoto, Junichi ^a   Egawa, Takashi ^d   Jiang, Ying ^c   Hirakawa, Masaaki ^b   Kataoka, Yasufumi ^a   Yanagawa, Takashi ^c  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d SHUJITSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute care hospital; Case crossover study; Fall; Medication use; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BIPERIDEN; CANDESARTAN; DIURETIC AGENT; ETIZOLAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EXPOSURE; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950680454     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03613.x     Document Type: Article

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