Acute rehospitalisation during the first 3 months of in-patient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury.

Conclusion A significant number of patients admitted for in-patient rehabilitation following TBI require acute rehospitalisation due to preventable medical causes. Because the duration of acute rehospitalisation has a negative impact on rehabilitation functional gain, preventive measures and surveillance need to be further investigated and optimised.What is known about the topic? The incidence of acute rehospitalisation of patients in the community following brain injury rehabilitation is 20%-25%, with approximately half the re-admissions being for elective reasons, including orthopaedic and reconstructive surgery.What does this paper add? Unplanned acute rehospitalisation during first 3 months of in-patient rehabilitation following TBI is due to preventable causes and results in lower FIM scores on discharge.What are the implications for practitioners? An uninterrupted rehabilitation programme is vital for achieving functional outcomes.
PMID: 26164449 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian Health Review - July 13, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Andraweera N, Seemann R Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research