Functional recovery after hospitalization starts early
We know when a patient's laboratory values have improved. We know when the infection has cleared, the fracture has been repaired, or the heart failure has stabilized. But before declaring treatment successful, we should ask a more ordinary (and often…
We know when a patient’s laboratory values have improved. We know when the infection has cleared, the fracture has been repaired, or the heart failure has stabilized. But before declaring treatment successful, we should ask a more ordinary (and often more consequential) question:
Can this person safely get out of bed?
Too often, health care discovers the answer only when discharge is approaching. Rehabilitation is then asked to solve, in a matter …
Functional recovery after hospitalization starts early
