Transferring Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Cancer Patients Back to Acute Care (TRIPBAC)

201434 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Arash Asher · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Pamela Roberts · National Institutes of Health

Catherine Bresee · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Garret Zabel · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Richard V. Riggs · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

André Rogatko · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Abstract

Motor Functional Independence Measure score on admission is the best predictor for TRIPBAC in patients with cancer admitted to our IRF, followed by the presence of a feeding tube or a modified diet.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer survivorship and care Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PM&R

Volume 6, Issue 9, pp. 808-813

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.01.009

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