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  • Title: Rehabilitation pathways and functional independence one year after severe traumatic brain injury.
    Author: Sveen U, Røe C, Sigurdardottir S, Skandsen T, Andelic N, Manskow U, Berntsen SA, Soberg HL, Anke A.
    Journal: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med; 2016 Oct; 52(5):650-661. PubMed ID: 27050083.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: After severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) it is recommended that patients in need of rehabilitation be transferred directly from acute care to specialized rehabilitation. However, recent European cohort studies found a variety of care pathways and delays in admission to rehabilitation after severe TBI. AIM: To study the pathways within rehabilitation services in a Norwegian national cohort with severe TBI and the association to functional independence 12 months post-injury. DESIGN: Observational prospective multicenter study. SETTING: Regional trauma centers. POPULATION: A total of 163 adults, age 16-85 years, with severe TBI. METHODS: The main variables were transfer between acute care and rehabilitation, type of rehabilitation services and functional independence. RESULTS: 75% of the patients had specialized TBI rehabilitation, 11% non-specialized and 14% no in-patient rehabilitation. In total, 48% were transferred directly to specialized rehabilitation from acute units in regional trauma centers. There were no differences in injury severity between patients transferred directly and non-directly, but the direct-transfer patients were younger. At 12 months post-injury, 71% were functionally independent and 90% lived in their home. Younger age, fewer days of ventilation and shorter post-traumatic amnesia were associated with independence. Among patients treated with specialized rehabilitation, direct transfer to rehabilitation was associated with functional independence (OR=4.3, P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: A direct clinical pathway including specialized rehabilitation in dedicated units was associated with functional independence. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Direct pathways from acute care to sub-acute specialized rehabilitation might prove beneficial to functional status.
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