The Medical journal of Australia
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Multicenter Study
The extra resource burden of in-hospital falls: a cost of falls study.
To quantify the additional hospital length of stay (LOS) and costs associated with in-hospital falls and fall injuries in acute hospitals in Australia. ⋯ Patients who experience an in-hospital fall have significantly longer hospital stays and higher costs. Programs need to target the prevention of all falls, not just the reduction of fall-related injuries.