{"id":1797,"date":"2024-07-14T19:14:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T17:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polyrene.fr\/publications_science\/etiologies-co-morbidities-and-causes-of-death-in-a-population-of-133-patients-with-multiple-disabilities-treated-in-specialized-follow-up-care-and-rehabilitation-centers\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T19:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T17:14:46","slug":"etiologies-co-morbidities-and-causes-of-death-in-a-population-of-133-patients-with-multiple-disabilities-treated-in-specialized-follow-up-care-and-rehabilitation-centers","status":"publish","type":"publications_science","link":"https:\/\/polyrene.fr\/en\/publications_science\/etiologies-co-morbidities-and-causes-of-death-in-a-population-of-133-patients-with-multiple-disabilities-treated-in-specialized-follow-up-care-and-rehabilitation-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Etiologies, co-morbidities and causes of death in a population of 133 patients with multiple disabilities treated in specialized follow-up care and rehabilitation centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rousseau MC., Mathieu S., Brisse C., Motawaj M., Grimont E., Auquier P., Billette de Villemeur T.<\/p>\n

Brain Inj. 2015;29(7-8):837-42. doi: 10.3109\/02699052.2015.1004757. Epub 2015 May 7. PMID: 25950262.<\/p>\n

Mediation\/Education :<\/h2>\n

This study was carried out in two follow-up care and rehabilitation centers specializing in polyhandicap, on a population of patients with severe polyhandicap, defined as severe intellectual and motor impairment. This is a retrospective study whose parameters were collected from the medical records of 133 patients followed at these two centers and who died between 2006 and 2012. <\/span><\/p>\n

The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of the causes of death in these patients, by providing information on the etiology of polyhandicap, comorbidities, length of hospital stay, causes and place of death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Out of a population of 712 patients with severe polyhandicap cared for in two specialized follow-up care and rehabilitation centers between 2006 and 2012, 133 (19%) patients died during this period.<\/span><\/p>\n

There was an even split between children and adults.<\/span><\/p>\n

The majority were men (63.2%). <\/span><\/p>\n

The average length of stay in these institutions was 10 years 4 months. <\/span><\/p>\n

The average age of death was 21, and in 60% of cases, the place of death was a specialized rehabilitation center (often at the request of families), followed by the emergency room (31%), home (6%) or a medical-social facility (3%).<\/span><\/p>\n

The causes of death were, in descending order:<\/span><\/p>\n