Predicting rehabilitation length of stay in Canada: It's not just about impairment.

CONCLUSIONS: Based on the enclosed formula, and knowledge of an individual's age at injury, spinal cord impairment (level and severity), prior Vent/ETT, presence of an indwelling bladder catheter, and LEMS at admission, administrators and clinicians may readily identify patients for whom an extended R-LOS beyond conventional LOS targets is likely. PMID: 28899285 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Spinal Cord Med Source Type: research