Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
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J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · Jul 2015
Outcome of Intensive Care Unit-Dependent, Tracheotomized Patients with Cerebrovascular Diseases.
Outcome studies in intensive care unit -dependent, tracheotomized, and mechanical ventilated patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) are scarce. ⋯ This study shows that even severely affected, tracheotomized patients with CVD benefit from early in-patient rehabilitation, irrespective of the etiology of vascular brain injury. Mortality rates of early rehabilitation in CVD are low. Until no validated outcome predictors are available, all efforts should be undertaken to enable in-patient rehabilitation, even in severe cases of CVD to improve outcome and to prevent accommodation in long-time-care facilities.