Effects of an Integrated 'Fast Track' Rehabilitation Service for Multi-Trauma Patients: A Non-Randomized Clinical Trial in the Netherlands.

The effects on health related outcomes of a newly-developed rehabilitation program, called 'supported Fast Track multi-trauma rehabilitation service' (Fast Track), were evaluated in comparison with conventional trauma rehabilitation service (Care as Usual).Prospective, multi-center, non-randomized controlled study. Between 2009 and 2012, 132 adult multi-trauma patients were included: 65 Fast Track and 67 Care as Usual patients with an Injury Severity Score ≥16, complex multiple injuries in several extremities or complex pelvic and/or acetabulum fractures. The Fast Track program involved: integ... Mehr ...