Abstract
Objective: To determine the resource utilisation of patients who fall within an acute metropolitan hospital.
Design: Retrospective observational study, part of a larger falls prevention project in a 323-bed acute care, tertiary teaching hospital in Melbourne, Australia. A review of falls incidents was undertaken for all patient admissions for 18 months from January 2002, excluding the Day Procedure Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Coronary Care Unit and the Emergency ...
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those with one or both members of a pair with LOS>