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. 2024 Aug 2;7(5 Suppl):e314.
doi: 10.1097/OI9.0000000000000314. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Rehabilitation systems: trauma centers Asia-Pacific (Australia and Japan)

Keith Landale  1 , Jesper Sonntag  2 , Shimpei Kitada  3 , Takashi Miyamoto  4 , Zsolt J Balogh  5
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Rehabilitation systems: trauma centers Asia-Pacific (Australia and Japan)

Keith Landale et al. OTA Int. .

Abstract

Rehabilitation systems in Australia and Japan represent a multidisciplinary team approach that have similarities and differences. Treatment is based on a goal-driven, holistic, patient-centered approach. This article provides an overview of the structure of the rehabilitation systems in Australia and Japan, including written guidelines, in-hospital programs, and postdischarge options.

Keywords: Australia; Japan; polytrauma; rehabilitation; trauma center.

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Conflict of interest statement

No conflicts of interest to be disclosed. No funding was required for this article. No previous presentation of this research has been presented.

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