@article{ref1,
title="The cost of serious patient fall-related injuries at hospitals in Turkey: a matched case-control study",
journal="Clinical nursing research",
year="2018",
author="Baris, Veysel Karani and Intepeler, Seyda Seren and Yeginboy, Emine Yasemin",
volume="27",
number="2",
pages="162-179",
abstract="Patient falls cause economic loss in hospitals, as well as patient injuries. This study aimed to calculate the additional hospital cost and length of stay (LOS) due to fall-related serious injuries and to identify the determining factors for both outcomes. A matched case-control design was used in the study. It was conducted with a case group of 39 patients and a control group of 39 patients in 28 hospitals in İzmir, Turkey. The additional hospital cost and LOS due to fall-related serious injuries were calculated to be US$3,302.60 and 14.61 days, respectively. Precautionary initiatives for the injurious falls can prevent patients from getting injured and avoid increases in cost and LOS due to these injuries.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-7738",
doi="10.1177/1054773816671521",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1054773816671521"
}