Journal article
Association Between Delayed Discharge From Acute Care and Rehabilitation Outcomes and Length of Stay: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between discharge delays from acute to rehabilitation care because of capacity strain in the rehabilitation units, patient length of stay (LOS), and functional outcomes in rehabilitation.
DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study using an instrumental variable to remove potential biases because of unobserved patient characteristics.
Authors
Görgülü B; Dong J; Hunter K; Bettio KM; Vukusic B; Ranisau J; Spencer G; Tang T; Sarhangian V
Journal
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 104, No. 1, pp. 43–51
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2023
DOI
10.1016/j.apmr.2022.05.017
ISSN
0003-9993