Health care costs of injury in the older population: a prospective multicentre cohort study in the Netherlands.
Marjolein van der VlegelJuanita A HaagsmaA J L M GeraerdsLeonie de MunterMariska A C de JonghSuzanne PolinderPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2020)
In-hospital health care costs were chiefly associated with high injury severity. Several patient and injury characteristics including age, high injury severity, frailty and comorbidity were associated with post-hospital health care costs. Both fall-related injuries and traffic-related injuries are important areas for prevention of injury in the older population.