Benzodiazepines on Admission UDS: Indicator of Worse Outcomes After Geriatric Falls.

Key Points

• This study aims to evaluate how pre-hospital benzodiazepine use impacts in-hospital outcomes in geriatric patients after falls.
• Identified patients with a history of falls upon hospital admission
• Analyzed associations between benzodiazepine use and in-hospital outcomes
• Sought to mobilize additional resources for high-risk patients
• Pre-hospital benzodiazepine use correlated with worse in-hospital outcomes (p=0.003)
• High-risk fall patients can be identified more effectively with UDS (urine drug screen) on admission
• Mobilization of additional resources could potentially mitigate adverse events in these patients