Características de la población y las atenciones de rehabilitación que recibe en un hospital general
- Autores: Natalia Hofmann U., Carlo Paolinelli G., Ariel Castro L..
- Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 145, Nº. 12, 2017, págs. 1541-1550
- Idioma: español
- Títulos paralelos:
- Referral to rehabilitation services of patients discharged from a general hospital with a potentially disabling condition
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Resumen
Background Patients discharged from general hospitals with a potentially disabling condition can benefit in their recovery with the aid of physical medicine and rehabilitation services. Aim To determine the proportion of patients discharged from a general hospital with a potentially disabling condition, who were derived to physiatry for rehabilitation. Material and Methods Review of the discharge database of a general hospital, identifying all discharges with a potentially disabling condition, and those who were effectively derived for rehabilitation. Results Only 7% of patients with a potentially disabling condition were effectively evaluated by Physiatry. Among these patients, 20% had neurological diseases and 19% had an amputation. Those attended by physiatry had a higher proportion of multidisciplinary care by the rehabilitation team. Conclusions A low proportion of patients discharged with a potentially disabling conditions are referred for an adequate rehabilitation therapy.
