Table 6.
Characteristics of patients who died during inpatient rehabilitation by year of death: mean (sd).
| Total | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died, N | 151 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Died, % | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Age, yrs | 74.3 (11.3) | 70.5 (17.6) | 78.5 (9.7) | 72.5 (9.7) | 73.0 (11.6) | 73.1 (7.9) | 74.9 (6.8) | 74.3 (12.5) | 78.4 (12.4) | 78 (12.6) |
| FIM® total admission | 65.7 (17.2) | 73.0 (11.6) | 72.2 (16.5) | 61.8 (23.3) | 67.1 (12.1) | 62.5 (18.6) | 60.3 (17.0) | 61.9 (17.1) | 62.3 (15.1) | 72.3 (8.0) |
| Onset to admission, days | 6.0 (7.1) | 5.3 (3.3) | 10.2 (16.2) | 5.5 (3.6) | 6.0 (4.4) | 4.2 (1.3) | 5.7 (3.2) | 4.9 (2.9) | 5.9 (2.4) | 4.0 (1.6) |
| Length of stay, days | 7.0 (8.6) | 13.1 (20.4) | 7.2 (4.3) | 5.4 (5.5) | 6.1 (4.7) | 5.8 (4.4) | 6.7 (4.1) | 5.0 (4.2) | 8.4 (6.1) | 3.0 (1.4) |
Yearly summaries represent fiscal year periods (Oct 1 through Sep 30) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dashed vertical line signifies introduction of the prospective payment system (PPS), resulting in substantial changes to functional evaluation and patient management processes. Note: % is calculated from the total sample with complete data, including both survivors and non-survivors: N = 705,496.