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✅   Cost efficiency of inpatient rehabilitation following acquired brain injury: the first international adaptation of the UK approach

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Objectives To adapt and apply a model for evaluating the functional benefits and cost efficiency of specialist inpatient rehabilitation to the Australian context, comparing functional outcomes and savings in the cost of ongoing care after acquired brain injury. Design An observational cohort analysis of prospectively collected clinical data from admission to discharge, with follow-up to 3 years. Setting A newly established state-wide inpatient postacute rehabilitation unit in Victoria, Australia for patients with moderate to severe acquired brain injury. Participants This study included consecutive patients admitted to the programme during its first 2 years’ operation (January 2016 to December 2017).

BMJ     Dec 23, 2024