1. Establishing a Clinical Care Pathway to Expedite Rehabilitation Transitions for Stroke Patients With Dysphagia and Enteral Feeding Needs.
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Braun, Robynne, Han, Kenneth, Arata, Jodi, Gourab, Krishnaj, Hearn, Johanna, and Gonzalez-Fernandez, Marlis
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MEDICAL protocols , *STATISTICAL correlation , *NASOENTERAL tubes , *PATIENT safety , *T-test (Statistics) , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *MANN Whitney U Test , *TRANSITIONAL care , *ENTERAL feeding , *PHYSIATRISTS , *PHYSICAL medicine , *MEDICAL records , *ACQUISITION of data , *PHYSICIAN practice patterns , *STROKE patients , *STROKE , *LENGTH of stay in hospitals , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DATA analysis software , *DEGLUTITION disorders , *FEEDING tubes , *DISEASE complications - Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a physiatrist-led clinical pathway to expedite rehabilitation transitions for stroke patients with dysphagia requiring nasogastric tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Design: This is a retrospective single-center observational study in 426 adults with stroke and dysphagia admitted to the acute hospital. Physican Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) was consulted to determine dysphagia prognosis and candidacy for rehabilitation admission with nasogastric tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. The proportion of patients accepted with nasogastric tube versus percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, progression to total oral diet during rehabilitation, and lengths of stay were tracked. Results: The rate of recovery to total oral diet for patients accepted with nasogastric tube was 38/44 = 86.3% versus 29/75 = 38.6% with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. There was a significant difference in mean time to total oral diet with nasogastric tube (20.37 days) versus percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (34.46 days): t(43) = 4.49, P < 0.001. The acute hospital length of stay was significantly shorter with nasogastric tube (12.9 days) versus percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (20.4 days): t(117) = 4.16, P < 0.001. Rehabilitation length of stay did not differ significantly between groups (26.9 vs. 32.0 days). Conclusion: Physiatrist-led initiatives to evaluate stroke patients with dysphagia can expedite rehabilitation transitions, prevent unnecessary invasive procedures, and reduce acute hospital length of stay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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