Assessment of risk and incidence of falls in neurosurgical inpatients Evaluación de riesgo e incidencia de caídas en pacientes de neurocirugía Avaliação de risco e incidência de queda em pacientes neurocirúrgicos

• Main Authors: Solange Diccini (Author), Priscila Gomes de Pinho (Author), Fabiana Oliveira da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neurosurgical patients may present motor, sensitive and balance impairment and increased risk of falling. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fall-related risk factors and the incidence of falls in the pre and post-operative period of neurosurgical patients. A prospective cohort study with a r...