Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This study examined the role of functional status versus medical comorbidities in predicting readmission in the SCI population, hypothesizing that functional status-based models would be more predicti...
KEY FINDING: The Functional Model (demographics and functional status) outperformed Demographic-Comorbidity models at 3 days and two of three at 30 days.
Spinal Cord, 2018 • July 31, 2018
This retrospective study examined polypharmacy among older adults with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in Ontario, Canada, using administrative health data from 2004 to 2014. The study found a high...
KEY FINDING: A total of 233 patients (56%) were taking at least 10 drug classes in the year following discharge from care for traumatic SCI.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2018 • June 1, 2018
The study presents the implementation of International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Data Sets and other structured SCI tools in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Epic. The objective is to describe the i...
KEY FINDING: The ISNCSCI algorithm is accessible through a link within Epic, allowing clinicians to calculate the neurological level of injury.
Concussion, 2016 • August 8, 2016
This study investigated healthcare utilization and costs for mTBI patients awaiting tertiary care, revealing a significant number of healthcare provider visits during the wait period. The study found ...
KEY FINDING: Males reported an average of 37 healthcare provider visits, while females reported 30, costing over $500,000 Canadian dollars for potentially excess care in one year.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This study examined healthcare utilization among individuals with SCI using data from a Level I trauma center and a regional hospital registry. The study found that a significant proportion of individ...
KEY FINDING: 58% of SCI patients had additional inpatient or emergency healthcare utilization within the first year after their initial hospitalization.
BMJ Open, 2018 • September 26, 2018
This study will examine a data linkage cohort of patients aged 16 years or older, who sustained acute TSCI in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) between June 2013 and June 2016. The Acces...
KEY FINDING: The study will accurately quantify the acute care costs for patients with TSCI across NSW, exploring health service pathway and clinical practice variations potentially attributable to higher cost hospitalisations.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • January 16, 2019
This case report highlights the impact of personal and environmental factors on the rehabilitation of a man with neglected spinal cord injury (SCI) in rural Malaysia. The patient's poor outcome was at...
KEY FINDING: Personal factors such as poor educational level, personality traits, and inconsistent health-seeking behavior negatively impacted the patient's motivation for functional independence.
Int Braz J Urol, 2019 • March 1, 2019
This multicenter research trial, involving 661 patients with traumatic SCI, has not demonstrated the necessity of antimicrobials in the prevention of UTI as a complication of UDS. The only independent...
KEY FINDING: The use of antimicrobials does not prevent UTI after UDS in patients with traumatic SCI.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 • March 8, 2019
The global burden of stroke-related disability is increasing, necessitating effective stroke rehabilitation strategies. Evidence-based guidelines are crucial for promoting best clinical practice in st...
KEY FINDING: Published stroke rehabilitation guidelines primarily have a national focus and reflect healthcare situations in high-income countries, limiting their applicability in other regions.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2019 • September 1, 2019
This study analyzed national data to determine the rates and economic burden of genitourinary (GU) complications among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States. The study found i...
KEY FINDING: There was a 2.5% annual increase in SCI-related hospitalizations with GU complications from 2006 to 2011, followed by a 0.9% increase from 2011 to 2015.