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Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes in Korea Derived from the Korean Brain Rehabilitation Centers' Online Database System for the Years 2007 to 2011
Journal of Korean Medical Science ; : 644-650, 2015.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-100419
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The purpose of this report was to provide information for patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation after stroke and to identify the possible factors influencing functional outcome after inpatient rehabilitation. Stroke patients (n = 5,212) who were discharged from the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine (RM) of university hospitals and rehabilitation hospitals from 2007 through 2011 were participants. Prevalence, age, transfer time after onset, length of stay (LOS), functional status at admission and discharge were analyzed. In all stroke subjects, cerebral infarctions (67%) were more common than hemorrhages. Cerebral infarctions in the middle cerebral artery territory were most common, while the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex were the most common areas for hemorrhagic stroke. The LOS decreased from 45 to 28 days. Transfer time after onset decreased from 44 to 30 days. Shorter transfer time after onset was correlated with better discharge functional status and shorter LOS. Initial functional status was correlated with discharge functional status. In ischemic stroke subtypes, cerebellar and brainstem strokes predicted better outcomes, while strokes with more than one territory predicted poorer outcomes with more disabilities. In hemorrhagic stroke subtypes, initial and discharge functional status was the lowest for cortical hemorrhages and highest for brainstem hemorrhages. This report shows that LOS and transfer time after onset has been decreased over time and initial functional status and shorter transfer after onset are predictors of better functional outcome at discharge.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Rehabilitation Centers / Demography / Databases, Factual / Treatment Outcome / Stroke / Hemorrhage / Hospitals, University / Inpatients / Ischemia / Length of Stay Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Journal of Korean Medical Science Year: 2015 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Rehabilitation Centers / Demography / Databases, Factual / Treatment Outcome / Stroke / Hemorrhage / Hospitals, University / Inpatients / Ischemia / Length of Stay Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Journal of Korean Medical Science Year: 2015 Type: Article