Inpatient Rehabilitation Delirium Screening: Impact on Acute Care Transfers and Functional Outcomes.
Sharon BushiA M BarrettMooyeon Oh-ParkPublished in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2020)
This study finds that delirium on admission to an IRF is associated with worsened outcomes related to function, length of stay, discharge status, and transfer to acute care hospitals. Positive delirium screening is an independent predictor for transfer to acute care hospitals from an IRF. Early identification of delirium is recommended in order to mitigate preventable transfers.