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Abstract
Early intervention care has been identified as an important factor in the functional
outcome of patients with completed stroke. Little has been published, however, on
the efficacy of early intervention in the acute hospital setting. In a retrospective
study of 30 patients in an acute care hospital, there was a statistically significant
difference in length of stay and ambulatory status (p<0.05) for the group receiving rehabilitation treatment within the first 72 hours
after admission. There was no significant difference between the two groups with regard
to age, sex, site of lesion, or previous cardiovascular disease. The present study
indicates that early intervention shortens hospital stay and improves outcome, considerations
especially important with the adoption of Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs), as hospitals
seek measures of cost-containment in the provision of quality cost-effective health
care.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
August 27,
1985
Received:
January 23,
1985
Footnotes
☆Presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the American Physical Therapy Association. Kansas City, KS, June 15, 1983.
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© 1986 Published by Elsevier Inc.
