The impact of first- and second-eye cataract surgery on injurious falls that require hospitalisation: a whole-population study

Background: cataract is a leading cause of reversible vision impairment and may increase falls in older adults. Objective: to assess the risk of an injury due to a fall among adults aged 60+, 2 years before first-eye cataract surgery, between first-eye surgery and second-eye surgery and 2 years afte...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Age and ageing 2014-05, Vol.43 (3), p.341-346
Hauptverfasser:	Meuleners, Lynn B., Fraser, Michelle Louise, Ng, Jonathan, Morlet, Nigel
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls - prevention & control Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Aged Aged, 80 and over Australia - epidemiology Care and treatment Cataract Cataract - complications Cataract - epidemiology Cataract extraction Cataract Extraction - methods Cataract Extraction - statistics & numerical data Cataract in old age Cataracts Confidence intervals Elderly Eye surgery Falls Female Hospitalization Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitals Humans Injury Severity Score Male Middle Aged Morbidity Older people Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Perioperative Period - statistics & numerical data Regression analysis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Surgery Vision Disorders - complications Vision Disorders - epidemiology Vision Disorders - surgery Wounds and Injuries - diagnosis Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology Wounds and Injuries - etiology Wounds and Injuries - therapy
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