Falls in patients at a university hospital in Colombia, 2021
Caídas en los pacientes de un hospital universitario de Colombia, 2021
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Objective: Characterize the falls in patients at a university hospital in Pereira, Colombia, during the year 2021.Materials and methods: A secondary analysis of information is carried out from the database and the records of adverse events reported in the medical records of the patients of a university hospital in the city of Pereira. Results: During the year of the study, 62,014 users were admitted to the hospital, of whom 133 suffered hospital falls in the different hospital services (mean age 52.1±14.93 years), with more frequent falls in the male sex (61.70%). Two patients presented serious injury leading to subsequent limitation of mobility, representing 1.50% of the sample. Among the main risk factors were being over 50 years of age and the lack of family accompaniment during the patients' stay in hospital. Conclusion: The 0.21% presented falls with a mean age of 52.1±14.93 years, 48.9% of the patients are older than 65 years, Most of the patients 66.90% had mild damage, according to the severity of the fall and 1.5% severe damage (trauma and fractures). The highest proportion of falls occurred in the male gender, in the subsidized regime and in the emergency department; there were no significant cases of falls related to impaired mobility. The international goals for patient safety will continue to be promoted in the hospital.
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