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Rehabilitation outcomes of cardiac and non-cardiac anoxic brain injury: a single institution experience.

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OBJECTIVE:To compare the functional outcomes of patients with anoxic brain injury (ABI) due to cardiac and non-cardiac aetiologies. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review over 4 years. SETTING:Freestanding rehabilitation hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Thirteen patients with cardiac ABI and 13 patients with non-cardiac ABI. INTERVENTION:Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary inpatient rehabilitation services. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Rehabilitation hospital length of stay (LOS) and cost; Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores and its various sub-sets on admission and discharge; FIM efficiency and change; and discharge disposition. RESULTS:Patients with cardiac ABI were similar in gender and ethnicity when compared to patients with non-cardiac ABI but were older (average age 52 vs 42) with a higher percentage of cardiac patients married (77% vs 39%). No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups on all sub-sets of the FIM on admission and discharge as well as the different FIM efficiencies. However, there was a trend for the cardiac ABI patients to have a greater efficiency in improving mobility during rehabilitation when compared to non-cardiac ABI patients. The rehabilitation hospital LOS was approximately 28 days less for patients with cardiac ABI (41.49 vs 69.84 days), but this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.26). The mean rehabilitation cost for patients with cardiac ABI was approximately $14,000 less than that for those with non-cardiac ABI ($44,181 vs $58,187). This difference was not statistically significant (p=0.15). Cardiac ABI patients were more likely to be discharged directly to home from rehabilitation when compared to non-cardiac ABI patients (p=0.06). CONCLUSION:This pilot study demonstrates some differences in the recovery patterns of patients with ABI who had a cardiac aetiology and those who had non-cardiac aetiologies. While both groups experienced similar progress during rehabilitation, those with cardiac ABI made gains with a shorter LOS and less rehabilitation costs when compared to non-cardiac ABI patients. These data suggest a trend towards greater cost and length of stay for patients with ABI who had non-cardiac aetiologies.

journal_name

Brain Inj

journal_title

Brain injury

authors

Burke DT,Shah MK,Dorvlo AS,Al-Adawi S

doi

10.1080/02699050400024953

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-08-20 00:00:00

pages

675-80

issue

eissn

0269-9052

issn

1362-301X

pii

P1578V1711863781

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Rehabilitation outcomes of cardiac and non-cardiac anoxic brain injury: a single institution experience.