Comparison 3. Geriatric unit care versus orthopaedic unit care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
3.1 Incident delirium	1	329	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.98 [0.79, 1.22]
3.2 Inpatient mortality	1	329	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.56 [0.21, 1.47]
3.3 Incident dementia at 12 months	1	193	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	2.26 [0.60, 8.49]
3.4 Duration of delirium	1	166	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐1.00 [‐2.03, 0.03]
3.5 Severity of delirium	1	166	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.50 [‐0.97, 3.97]
3.6 Length of hospital stay	1	329	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	3.00 [1.94, 4.06]
3.7 Falls	1	329	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.30 [0.61, 2.77]
3.8 Pressure ulcers	1	329	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.38 [0.10, 1.41]
3.9 New care home admission at 12 months	1	193	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.86 [0.47, 1.59]