This variation is the complete failure of our stroke associations and every stroke hospital to not be following any standard stroke protocol. Kick them all in the butt and ask why they are such complete failures.
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/bay_area/news/utmb-study-finds-wide-regional-variation-in-stroke-rehab/article_70501035-92b6-5cf7-a3c2-2b8fa3a7d2b2.html
Researchers at the University of Texas
Medical Branch at Galveston have found that rehabilitation outcomes for
people who have had a stroke vary greatly depending on where they live
in the United States.
The study, recently
published in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, examined Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
records from 143,036 patients discharged from inpatient rehabilitation
during 2006 and 2007. Researchers focused on length of stay, functional
status (discharge motor and cognitive status, overall functional change)
and the percentage of patients discharged to the community.
More at link.
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