Risk of post-discharge fall-related injuries among adult patients with syncope: A nationwide cohort study.

Anna-Karin NuméNicolas CarlsonThomas A GerdsEllen HolmJannik PallisgaardKathrine B SøndergaardMorten L HansenMichael VintherJim HansenGunnar GislasonChristian Torp-PedersenMartin H Ruwald

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Patients with syncope were at 80% increased risk of severe fall-related injuries within the year following discharge. Notably, increased risk was not exclusively in older patients.

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