Risk of inpatient falls is increased with single rooms

In agreement with Pennington, we found that single rooms reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infections. 1 Rates of acquisition of Clostridium difficile were also lower in the new hospital. 2 As part of our study, the all Wales fundamentals of care audit showed that compliance with healthcare...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2013-10, Vol.347 (7930), p.23-23
Main Authors: Singh, Inderpal, Okeke, Justin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls
Clostridium difficile
Dormitories
Hospital costs
Hospital rooms
Hospital units
Humans
Nosocomial infections
Patient satisfaction
Patients' Rooms - organization & administration
Risk Factors
School buildings
SINGLE ROOMS FOR ALL PATIENTS?
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Summary:In agreement with Pennington, we found that single rooms reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infections. 1 Rates of acquisition of Clostridium difficile were also lower in the new hospital. 2 As part of our study, the all Wales fundamentals of care audit showed that compliance with healthcare standards was similar between sites (94.9% and 92.5% at the old and new sites, respectively). The incidence of inpatient falls at the old site was 6.75/1000 patient bed days, which increased to 16.79/1000 patient bed days (incidence rate ratio 2.49; P
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.f6344