Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29355465›Full record

ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2018

Predictors of readmission to acute care during inpatient rehabilitation for non-traumatic spinal cord injury.

David M Robinson, Moussa S Bazzi, Scott R Millis, Ali A Bitar

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

David M Robinsona School of Medicine , Wayne State University , Detroit , Michigan , USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4481-1246
Moussa S Bazzib Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan , Detroit , Michigan , USA.
Scott R Millisb Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan , Detroit , Michigan , USA.
Ali A Bitarb Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan , Detroit , Michigan , USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the frequency of and reasons for readmissions to acute care (RTAC) during inpatient rehabilitation (IPR) after non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NT-SCI). To develop a predictive model for RTAC using identified risk factors.

designRetrospective case-control.

settingAcademic IPR hospital.

participantsIndividuals with NT-SCI admitted to an academic SCI rehabilitation unit from January 2014-December 2015.

interventionsNot applicable.

main outcome measuresReadmissions to acute care services from IPR.

resultsThirty-seven participants (20%) experienced a RTAC for a total of 39 episodes. Thirty-five experienced 1 RTAC, while two had 2. The most common medical reasons for RTAC were infection (27%), neurological (27%), and noninfectious respiratory (16%). Multivariable logistic regression was used to develop a model to predict RTAC. Paraplegia was associated with 3.2 times increase in the odds of RTAC (P = 0.03). For every unit increase in FIM-Motor, there was a 5% reduction in the odds of RTAC (P = 0.03) Body mass index less than 30 decreased odds of RTAC by 61% (P = 0.004).

conclusionRTACs were associated with body mass index greater than 30, decreased FIM-Motor subscore on admission, and paraplegia. Physiatrists caring for the non-traumatic SCI patient need be more circumspect of individuals with these parameters to potentially prevent the problems necessitating acute care transfer.

Indexed as

AdultBody Mass IndexEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedNeurological RehabilitationPatient ReadmissionSpinal Cord InjuriesOutcome assessmentPatient readmissionQuality measuresRehabilitationSpinal cord injuries

Identifiers

PMID29355465
PMCPMC6055975

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.