Michael Mounie, Didier Fabre, Thomas Rapp, Yves Rolland, Hubert Blain, Achille Tchalla, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Nathalie Beltzer, Laurence Assous, Sylvie Apparitio, Daniel Caby, Nicolas Reina, Laurine Andre, Laurent Molinier, Nadège Costa
OBJECTIVES: To assess the annual costs 2 years before and 2 years after a hospitalized fall-related injury (HFRI) and the 2-year survival among the population 75+ years old. DESIGN: We performed a population-based, retrospective cohort study using the French national health insurance claims database. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Patients 75+ years old who had experienced a fall followed by hospitalization, identified using an algorithm based on International Classification of Diseases codes...
March 16, 2023: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association