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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedEvans E, Gutman R, Resnik L
Successful community discharge among older adults with traumatic brain injury in skilled nursing facilities.
The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to identify patient, injury, and functional status characteristics associated with successful discharge to the community following a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay among older adults hospitalized following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries admitted to an SNF after hospitalization for TBI. Findings showed that among older adults with TBI who discharge to an SNF, sociodemographic and functional status characteristics are associated with successful discharge and may be useful to clinicians for discharge planning.
AHRQ-funded; HS000011.
Citation: Evans E, Gutman R, Resnik L .
Successful community discharge among older adults with traumatic brain injury in skilled nursing facilities.
J Head Trauma Rehabil 2021 May-Jun;36(3):E186-e98. doi: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000638..
Keywords: Elderly, Brain Injury, Transitions of Care, Nursing Homes
Sauser Zachrison K, Schwamm LH
Implementation of rapid treatment and interfacility transport for patients with suspected stroke by large-vessel occlusion: in one door and out the other.
This editorial discusses an article in this same issue of JAMA Neurology (McTaggart et al) that describes the results of the implementation of a standard protocol for patients with suspected emergent large-vessel occlusion (ELVO), and the protocol’s impact on both the process of care and patient outcomes. The editorial concludes that the McTaggart article challenges the medical community to develop an interdisciplinary, team-based, protocol-based approach to patients with potential ELVOs, and that work across the disciplines is needed to achieve an acceptable false-positive rate for the system.
AHRQ-funded; HS024561.
Citation: Sauser Zachrison K, Schwamm LH .
Implementation of rapid treatment and interfacility transport for patients with suspected stroke by large-vessel occlusion: in one door and out the other.
JAMA Neurol 2017 Jul;74(7):765-66. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.0324..
Keywords: Brain Injury, Health Services Research (HSR), Healthcare Delivery, Stroke, Transitions of Care, Trauma