Risk of in-hospital falls among medications commonly used for insomnia in hospitalized patients.

Shoshana J HerzigMichael B RothbergCaitlyn R MossGeeda MaddaleniSuzanne M BertischJenna WongWenxiao ZhouLong NgoTimothy S AndersonJerry H GurwitzMarcantonio Er

Published in: Sleep (2021)

In this large cohort of hospitalizations at an academic medical center, we found an association between each of the sedating medications examined and in-hospital falls. Benzodiazepines, benzodiazepine receptor agonists, and atypical antipsychotics had the strongest associations.

Keyphrases

healthcare
acute care
adverse drug
community dwelling
sleep quality