Are the cumulated ambulation score and risk assessment and prediction tool useful for predicting discharge destination and length of stay following total knee arthroplasty?

CONCLUSIONS: The CAS and RAPT can assist clinicians in estimating the discharge destination and developing patient care plans following TKA. However, predicting LOS with such tools alone was inaccurate.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Use of the CAS and RAPT can inform discharge destination and patient care plans following TKA and has the potential to optimise resources and costs. However, due to social and organizational constraints on discharge, predicting LOS with such tools alone revealed to be inaccurate.
PMID: 31334623 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - July 21, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Gkagkalis G, Pereira LC, Fleury N, Luthi F, Lécureux E, Jolles BM Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research