Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BioMed Research International, 2017 • July 25, 2017
This study analyzed the incidence, neurological function, and time trends of spinal cord injury (SCI) due to tumors or metastasis in Aragón, Spain, over an 18-year period (1991–2008). The incidence ra...
KEY FINDING: Tumors or metastasis accounted for 32.5% of nontraumatic SCI cases.
Antibiotics, 2022 • December 13, 2022
This retrospective study evaluated urine cultures from a rural hospital in Ghana between October 2019 and December 2021 to assess antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates of uropathogens. The study found ...
KEY FINDING: Escherichia coli was the most frequently identified bacterial species in positive urine cultures, representing 42.7% of cases.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study investigates the employment participation of Canadians with SCI from a life course perspective, comparing young/middle-aged and older adults. It considers demographic, health, and social fa...
KEY FINDING: Close to one-third of participants with SCI were working post injury (32%), a decline from the 62% of respondents working prior to their injury.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2013 • January 1, 2013
A spinal cord injury (SCI) not only causes paralysis, but also has long-term impact on physical and mental health. The consequences of SCI require that health care professionals begin thinking about p...
KEY FINDING: The leading etiology of SCI is MVC at 39.2%. Safety tips such as always wearing a seat belt or utilizing an air bag, obeying the speed limit, paying attention, and following rules of the road are vitally important to the primary prevention of an SCI.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2007 • January 1, 2007
This study evaluated complications in 194 spinal cord injury (SCI) patients following the 2005 earthquake in Northern Pakistan. The most common complications observed were urinary tract infections, pr...
KEY FINDING: All patients developed urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Cureus, 2025 • January 10, 2025
This study assessed microcirculatory changes in cervical SCI patients with neurogenic shock using NIRS and VOT, finding a high prevalence of microcirculatory alterations. The study linked these microc...
KEY FINDING: The prevalence of microcirculatory alterations was high (92%) in patients with SCI and neurogenic shock, with 47% still exhibiting alterations at day 7.
Journal of Infection, 2020 • March 3, 2020
This letter to the editor discusses a study on the impact of low-dose corticosteroid therapy on viral clearance in COVID-19 patients. The study analyzed data from 78 patients and found no significant ...
KEY FINDING: Low-dose corticosteroid therapy does not significantly delay viral clearance in patients with COVID-19.