Table 1 Patient characteristics available during post-acute rehabilitation presented for all patients (n = 264) and the two outcome groups (favorable vs. unfavorable)
Total (n = 264) | Favorable outcome (n = 63) | Unfavorable outcome (n = 201) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Upon admission | |||
Age at event (years) | 62 (51–75) | 56 (44–69) | 64 (53–77) |
Male/Female (n) | 174/90 | 127/74 | 47/16 |
Time since injury (days) | 18 (12–28) | 16 (10–21) | 20 (13–29) |
Do-not-resuscitate order (n) | 39 | 2 | 37 |
Barthel Index | 10 (10–15) | 10 (10–15) | 10 (10–10) |
CRS-R | 10 (4–16) | 14 (11–23) | 8 (3–14) |
Level of consciousness | |||
UWS | 99 (37.5%) | 3 (4.8%) | 96 (47.8%) |
MCS | 100 (37.9%) | 32 (50.8%) | 68 (33.8%) |
eMCS | 65 (24.6%) | 28 (44.4%) | 37 (18.4%) |
At discharge | |||
Length of stay (days) | 87 (53–112) | 41 (28–69) | 98 (68–115) |
Barthel Index | 20 (15–35) | 35 (30–70) | 15 (15–25) |
CRS-R | 22 (11–23) | 18 (8–23) | 23 (23–23) |
Level of consciousness | |||
UWS | 44 (16.7%) | – | 44 (21.9%) |
MCS | 56 (21.2%) | 1 (1.6%) | 55 (27.4%) |
eMCS | 164 (62.1%) | 62 (98.4%) | 102 (50.7%) |
Type of discharge | |||
Professional care facility | 125 (47.3%) | 3 (4.8%) | 122 (60.7%) |
Subsequent rehabilitation phase | 96 (36.4%) | 57 (90.5%) | 39 (19.4%) |
Home care | 25 (9.5%) | 2 (3.2%) | 23 (11.4%) |
Transfer to other facility | 18 (6.8%) | 1 (1.6%) | 17 (8.5%) |