Christoph Schäfer, Håkon Øgreid Mosknes, Mari S Rasmussen, Torgeir Hellstrøm, Helene Lundgaard Soberg, Olav Røise, Cecilie Røe, Shirin Frisvold, Kristian Bartnes, Pål Aksel Næss, Christine Garder, Eirik Helseth, Cathrine Bruborg, Nada Andelic, Audny Anke
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate adherence to 3 central operational recommendations for acute rehabilitation in the Norwegian trauma plan. METHODS: A prospective multi-centre study of 538 adults with moderate and severe trauma with New Injury Severity Score > 9. RESULTS: Adherence to the first recommendation, assessment by a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician within 72 h following admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) at the trauma centre, was documented for 18% of patients...
June 27, 2023: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine