Comorbid Parkinson's disease, falls and fractures in the 2010 National Emergency Department Sample
Beydoun HA, Beydoun MA, Mishra NK, Rostant OS, Zonderman AB, Eid SM. Comorbid Parkinson's disease, falls and fractures in the 2010 National Emergency Department Sample. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 2016, 35: 30-35. PMID: 27887896, PMCID: PMC5663222, DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFractures, BoneHumansMaleParkinson DiseasePatient Acceptance of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsICD-9-CM codesParkinson's diseaseBone fracturesHospital deathNational Emergency Department SamplePD diagnosisAssociation of PDComorbid Parkinson's diseaseElderly patient visitsEmergency Department SampleFall-related injuriesConfidence intervalsEmergency department settingLogistic regression modelsBone fracture locationPD admissionsU.S. EDsED dischargeElderly patientsED admissionHospitalization lengthFracture prevalenceWorse prognosisMost injuriesDepartment setting