Factors Associated With Rehabilitation Length of Stay in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: This retrospective cohort study aimed to identify predictive factors for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) requiring short (≤ 14 days) or long (≥ 15 days) rehabilitation length of stays (LOSs).The study was conducted in an acute rehabilitation hospital associated with a community-based tertiary medical center. Patients who were admitted to the acute inpatient rehabilitation unit with TBI between January 2020 and September 2022 were included (n = 197). The mean rehabilitation LOS of the 197 patients was 16.73 ± 9.4 days. A long rehabilitation LOS was associated with a higher rate of urinary tract infection in the rehabilitation facility (p = 0.002), a higher rate of lung infection in the inpatient rehabilitation facility (p = 0.003), unplanned readmission to acute care (p < 0.001),

SUBMITTER: Chang CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11966006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature