ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Incidence and Associated Risk Factors for Falls in Adults Following Critical Illness: An Observational Study
Authors' conclusion
There was a high falls incidence in ICU survivors.
Study context
- Population
- ICU adults requiring invasive ventilation for 48 hours and ICU stay of at least 4 days, university-affiliated mixed ICU
- Participants
- 100 adults
- Outcome
- Incidence of falls
- Follow-up
- First year after hospital discharge
Methodological detailssingle-site, Falls monitored prospectively for 1 year with monthly falls calendars; severity by Schwenck classification
- Single-site
- Falls monitored prospectively for 1 year with monthly falls calendars; severity by Schwenck classification
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Falls
- Fell at least once
- 61%
- Two or more falls (among fallers)
- 81.4%
- Injurious fall requiring medical attention
- one in four
- Falls incidence rate, falls per person-year
- 4.4 (95% CI 3.2-5.9)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Falls incidence rate <3 months after hospital discharge · less than 3 months
- Falls/person-year
- 5.9 (95% CI 4.4-7.8)
- Highest incidence
Time to first fall
- Days [11-66]
- 36
Time to first injurious fall
- Days
- 95 (95% CI 40-155)
Risk factors for falls at hospital discharge
- Comorbidities, higher discharge medications, balance and muscle strength
Original publication
Incidence and Associated Risk Factors for Falls in Adults Following Critical Illness: An Observational Study. Crit Care Med. Published 18 April 2025. doi:10.
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