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Patients at High Risk for Falls: A Reason Not to Anticoagulate?
- October 15, 2012
- Aaron J. Calderon, MD, FACP
- Hospital Medicine
Among patients taking anticoagulants, high risk for falls was not associated with elevated risk for major bleeding.- Reviewing:
- Donzé J et al., Am J Med 2012 Aug; 125:773.
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Vitamin D Appears to Prevent Falls in Some High-Risk Subgroups
- October 27, 2011
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
The benefit appeared limited to those who received >800 IU of vitamin D daily.- Reviewing:
- Murad MH et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011 Oct; 96:2997.
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Multifaceted Podiatry Treatment of Foot Pain Prevents Falls in Elders Free
- July 21, 2011
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Intervention patients received appropriate footwear and a home-based foot and ankle exercise program.- Reviewing:
- Spink MJ et al., BMJ 2011 Jun 16; 342:d3411.
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Prevention of Falls in Elders
- April 12, 2011
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Effects of different interventions vary in different populations.- Reviewing:
- Trombetti A et al., Arch Intern Med 2011 Mar 28; 171:525. Haines TP et al., Arch Intern Med 2011 Mar 28; 171:516.
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Fall Rates Fall
- December 13, 2010
- Grace C. Huang, MD
- Hospital Medicine
A technology-based intervention led to fewer falls, but not fewer injuries, among older patients.- Reviewing:
- Dykes PC et al., JAMA 2010 Nov 3; 304:1912.
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Mortality After Ground-Level Falls
- November 12, 2010
- John A. Marx, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
The strongest predictors of mortality after ground-level falls are Glasgow Coma Scale score <15 and age ≥70.- Reviewing:
- Spaniolas K et al., J Trauma 2010 Oct; 69:821.
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Single-Lens Distance Glasses Lower Risk for Falls in Active Older Wearers of Multifocal Glasses
- June 8, 2010
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Single-lens distance glasses were most helpful for those who regularly engaged in outdoor activities.- Reviewing:
- Haran MJ et al., BMJ 2010 May 25; 340:c2265.
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Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Contributes to Risk for Falls
- December 8, 2009
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Risk was associated with three pain measures — number of sites, severity, and functional impairment.- Reviewing:
- Leveille SG et al., JAMA 2009 Nov 25; 302:2214.
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Supplemental and Active Forms of Vitamin D Prevent Falls Among Elders
- November 3, 2009
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Daily doses of vitamin D >700 IU were associated with significantly fewer falls.- Reviewing:
- Bischoff-Ferrari HA et al., BMJ 2009 Oct 1; 339:b3692.
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Fewer Falls with Vitamin D
- October 29, 2009
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
High-dose vitamin D lowered risk for falls in older individuals.- Reviewing:
- Bischoff-Ferrari HA et al., BMJ 2009 Oct 1; 339:b3692.
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Risk for Falls in Older Women: The Sleep Factor
- October 16, 2008
- Claudio N. Soares, MD, PhD, FRCPC
- Women's Health
Older women with short or fragmented sleep had excess risk for falls, independent of use of common insomnia medications.- Reviewing:
- Stone KL et al., Arch Intern Med 2008 Sep 8; 168:1768.
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Trial-Proven Fall-Prevention Strategies Disappoint in the Community
- September 23, 2008
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
In two community-based studies, trial-proven interventions failed to prevent falls.
Audio Interview- Reviewing:
- Elley CR et al., J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Aug; 56:1383. Hendriks MRC et al., J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Aug; 56:1390. Tinetti ME., J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Aug; 56:1563.
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Falls Due to Seizure-Induced Cardiac Asystole Free
- July 15, 2008
- Edward B. Bromfield, MD
- Neurology
Syncope due to ictal asystole should be considered as an explanation for seizure-related falls.- Reviewing:
- Rubboli G et al., Neurology 2008 May 13; 70:1933. Krumholz A and Hopp J., Neurology 2008 May 13; 70:1874.
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Assessing Risk for Falls in Neurology Patients Free
- April 8, 2008
- Joe Verghese, MD
- Neurology
Certain neurologic conditions may increase the risk for falls in older patients.- Reviewing:
- Thurman DJ et al., Neurology 2008 Feb 5; 70:473.
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Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Falls
- December 23, 2005
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Vitamin D supplementation reduced the incidence of falls among older people in residential care.- Reviewing:
- Flicker L et al., J Am Geriatr Soc 2005 Nov; 53:1881-8.
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Zolpidem Use Among Inpatients Associated with Higher Rate of Falls Free
- November 20, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
Inpatients who were given zolpidem were six times more likely to fall than patients who were prescribed the drug but didn't take it, according to... -
Follow-Up: Preventing Hospital Falls — An Audio Interview Free
- November 8, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
Clinical Conversations has an interview with Dr. Patricia Dykes, first author on a paper from JAMA that we covered last week about preventing hospital falls... -
Posters Over Patients' Beds Warning of Fall Risks Lead to Lower Fall Rates Free
- November 3, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
A hospital-based intervention to assess patients' risks for falling reduces fall rates, according to a JAMA study. Researchers randomized medical units in four urban... -
Fear of Falling Makes Falls More Likely
- September 28, 2010
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Among elders, perceived risk and physiological risk are factors in falls.- Reviewing:
- Delbaere K et al., BMJ 2010 Aug 20; 341:c4165.
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Single-Focus Glasses Reduce Danger of Falls in Active Elderly Free
- May 26, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
Active elderly who wear multifocal glasses reduce their risk for falls if they use single-focus, distance-vision lenses during outdoor activities, according to a...
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