Risk Factors for Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Adults Sustaining a Head Injury in Ground-Level Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Ground-level falls have become the leading cause of head injury in older adults. However, the risk factors for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in this population remain unclear. We aimed to identify risk factors for traumatic ICH in older patients who sustained a ground-level fall-related head injury presenting in the emergency department. METHODS: A systematic search of Medline (Ovid), Embase (Embase.com), Cochrane …