Observational studySpinal cord2019
Survival after non-traumatic spinal cord injury: evidence from a population-based rehabilitation cohort in Switzerland.
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- Adverse in-hospital outcomes in patients with paraplegia who undergo radical prostatectomy.BJU international · 2026Article
- Trends in the characteristics and outcomes of older patients with non-traumatic spinal cord injury treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities: 2013-2018.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Observational
- Exploring the neuroprotective potential of naringin following spinal cord injury in rats: improving sensory and motor function through combating inflammation and oxidative stress.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Evidence based clinical practice guideline for follow-up care in persons with spinal cord injury.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Review
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- Unplanned hospital admissions due to secondary health conditions after spinal cord injury: a population-based description of determinants of length of stay.Spinal cord · 2023Article
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- Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Epidemiology, Etiology and Management.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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- Health inequalities and income for people with spinal cord injury. A comparison between and within countries.SSM - population health · 2021Article
- Self-reports of treatment for secondary health conditions: results from a longitudinal community survey in spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2021Article
- Postprandial Hypotension and Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Etiology-specific variation in survival following non-traumatic spinal cord injury: a causal inference approach using data from a population-based cohort.Spinal cord · 2021Observational
- Clinical Presentation and Causes of Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: An Observational Study in Emergency Patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Excess burden of a chronic disabling condition: life lost due to traumatic spinal cord injury in a Swiss population-based cohort study.International journal of public health · 2019Article
- Incidence and causes of traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury in Salzburg, Austria: a multi-center hospital network-based study.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
STUDY
designObservational cohort study.
objectiveTo investigate survival and life expectancy after NTSCI in Switzerland according to etiology.
settingSpecialized rehabilitation centers in Switzerland.
methodsLongitudinal data from the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury (SwiSCI) medical records study were used. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and life expectancies were estimated using flexible parametric survival modeling.
resultsOne thousand four hundred and fifty individuals were admitted to first rehabilitation for NTSCI between 1990 and 2011, contributing 6137 cumulative person-years at risk and 528 deaths. With reference to persons with a degenerative disc disorder, the HR for mortality in individuals with NTSCIs from infections was 1.42 (95% CI 0.99-2.04), while risk in those with NTSCIs from vascular disorders was 1.28 (95% CI 0.97-1.68). Mortality risk was most pronounced in individuals with NTSCIs from malignant neoplasms (HR 6.32, 95% CI 4.79-8.34). Exemplified for males with an attained age of 60 years, a malignant etiology was associated with 1.7 life years remaining (LYR), as compared to 10.1 LYR for non-malignant etiologies. Males with an attained age of 60 years and a degenerative disc etiology were estimated to have 12.9 LYR.
conclusionsThis study contributes an evidence base for risk factors of mortality after NTSCI, reducing a considerable knowledge gap in survival after NTSCI. Survival and life expectancy estimates were highly differential between etiological groups, indicating a need for a heterogeneous clinical approach and dynamic health-care provisions for this growing population.
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