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Table 3 Reasons why days in acute care were deemed 'not appropriate', by diagnostic group

From: Determining level of care appropriateness in the patient journey from acute care to rehabilitation

Reason

Stroke

No. (%)

Hip #

No. (%)

Joint repl.

No. (%)

Other Rehab

No. (%)

All Patient Days

No. (%)

Delay: medical/allied health review

158 (18.7)

173 (20.7)

102 (34.1)

239 (13.4)

672 (17.9)

Delay: investigation/procedure

293 (34.8)

133 (16.0)

33 (11.0)

123 (6.9)

582 (15.5)

Accepted but not ready for rehabilitation

48 (5.7)

50 (6.0)

20 (6.7)

365 (20.5)

483 (12.9)

Awaiting ALOC: rehabilitation bed

56 (6.6)

117 (14.0)

28 (9.4)

272 (15.3)

473 (12.6)

Awaiting ALOC: other

88 (10.4)

151 (18.1)

4 (1.3)

218 (12.2)

461 (12.3)

Delay: rehabilitation consult or review

46 (5.5)

82 (9.8)

30 (10.0)

280 (15.7)

438 (11.7)

Unclear management plan

51 (6.1)

38 (4.6)

6 (2.0)

106 (5.9)

201 (5.4)

Delay in discharge home

25 (3.0)

21 (2.5)

35 (11.7)

119 (6.7)

200 (5.3)

No criteria/reasons outside of criteria

53 (6.3)

63 (7.6)

26 (8.7)

53 (3.0)

195 (5.2)

No reason identified

25 (3.0)

6 (0.7)

15 (5.0)

9 (0.5)

55 (1.5)

Total

843 (100)

834 (100)

299 (100)

1784 (100)

3760 (100)