Resumen de Preventing falls in hospitalized patients: state of the science

Jennifer H. LeLaurin, Ronald I. Shorr

• Falls in hospitalized patients are a pressing patient safety concern, but there is a limited body of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of commonly used fall prevention interventions in hospitals. This article reviews common study designs and the evidence for various hospital fall prevention interventions. There is a need for more rigorous research on fall prevention in the hospital setting