Accepted Manuscript Title: Hyponatremia as a Fall Predictor in a Geriatric Trauma Population Authors: Katelyn J. Rittenhouse BS Tuc To BS Amelia Rogers BS Daniel Wu DO, FACOS, FACS Michael Horst PhD, MS Mathew Edavettal MD, PhD Jo Ann Miller BSN, RN Frederick B. Rogers MD, MS PII: DOI: Reference:
S0020-1383(14)00306-4 http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.injury.2014.06.013 JINJ 5781
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Injury, Int. J. Care Injured
Received date: Revised date: Accepted date:
6-2-2014 16-5-2014 13-6-2014
Please cite this article as: Rittenhouse KJ, To T, Rogers A, Wu D, Horst M, Edavettal M, Miller JA, Rogers FB, Hyponatremia as a Fall Predictor in a Geriatric Trauma Population, Injury (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2014.06.013 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
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Katelyn J. Rittenhouse, BS,1 Tuc To, BS,1 Amelia Rogers, BS,1 Daniel Wu, DO, FACOS, FACS,1 Michael Horst, PhD, MS,1 Mathew Edavettal, MD, PhD,1 Jo Ann Miller, BSN, RN,1 Frederick B. Rogers, MD, MS1
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Frederick B. Rogers, 555 N. Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17602, 717-544-5945 (tel), 717-544-5944 (fax), [email protected]
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This study was presented as a poster presentation at the 2014 Annual Congress of the Society of Critical Care Medicine in San Francisco California in January 2014.
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TITLE: Hyponatremia as a Fall Predictor in a Geriatric Trauma Population
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INTRODUCTION: Approximately one in three older adults falls each year, resulting in a significant proportion of geriatric traumatic injuries. In a hospital with a focus on geriatric fall prevention, we sought to characterize this population to develop targeted interventions. As mild hyponatremia, defined as a serum sodium
S0020-1383(14)00306-4 http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.injury.2014.06.013 JINJ 5781
To appear in:
Injury, Int. J. Care Injured
Received date: Revised date: Accepted date:
6-2-2014 16-5-2014 13-6-2014
Please cite this article as: Rittenhouse KJ, To T, Rogers A, Wu D, Horst M, Edavettal M, Miller JA, Rogers FB, Hyponatremia as a Fall Predictor in a Geriatric Trauma Population, Injury (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2014.06.013 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
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Hyponatremia as a Fall Predictor in a Geriatric Trauma Population
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Katelyn J. Rittenhouse, BS,1 Tuc To, BS,1 Amelia Rogers, BS,1 Daniel Wu, DO, FACOS, FACS,1 Michael Horst, PhD, MS,1 Mathew Edavettal, MD, PhD,1 Jo Ann Miller, BSN, RN,1 Frederick B. Rogers, MD, MS1
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Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA
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Frederick B. Rogers, 555 N. Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17602, 717-544-5945 (tel), 717-544-5944 (fax), [email protected]
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Katelyn J. Rittenhouse, 555 N. Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17602, 717-544-5892 (tel), 717-5445944 (fax), [email protected]
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All authors have no conflicts of interest nor disclosures of funding to declare
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Running Head: Hyponatremia as a Geriatric Fall Predictor
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This study was presented as a poster presentation at the 2014 Annual Congress of the Society of Critical Care Medicine in San Francisco California in January 2014.
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TITLE: Hyponatremia as a Fall Predictor in a Geriatric Trauma Population
ABSTRACT:
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INTRODUCTION: Approximately one in three older adults falls each year, resulting in a significant proportion of geriatric traumatic injuries. In a hospital with a focus on geriatric fall prevention, we sought to characterize this population to develop targeted interventions. As mild hyponatremia, defined as a serum sodium
