TABLE 2.

Orthopaedic Inpatient Falls (n = 842)^*

Characteristic	Values
Mean age, y (range)	68 (18–93)
Female, n (%)	485 (57.6)
Mean BMI, kg/m2 (range)†	28.7 (15.6–54.1)
Mean postoperative days (range)	4.1 (0–56)
Time of fall by quartiles‡
First quartile	12:01 am to 5 am
Second quartile	5:01 am to 11 am
Third quartile	11:01 am to 5:30 pm
Fourth quartile	5:31 pm to midnight
Past history of falls, n (%)	145 (17.2)
Fall occurred using the bathroom, n (%)	386 (45.8)
Patient assisted to the ground by someone in the room, n (%)	165 (19.6)
Using some type of assistive device at the time of fall, n (%)	619 (73.5)
Prescribed patient-controlled anesthesia, n (%)	96 (11.4)
Central line in place at time of fall, n (%)	19 (2.3)
Confused at time of fall, n (%)	122 (20.2 of those with documented mental status)

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.

^*Includes first fall of each admission.

^†Available on 520 patients.

^‡Each quartile represents approximately 210 falls.