ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2023
Clinical characteristics, hospital course, and disposition of patients with nontraumatic spinal cord injury in a large private health care system in the United States.
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- Peer-supported interventions for people with spinal cord injury.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Identification of predictive factors and development of a prediction model for rehabilitation facility discharge in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury: a retrospective analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank.Journal of trauma and injury · 2025Article
- Traumatic vs. Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury-Epidemiology, Complications, and Neurological Status During Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of demographic, clinical characteristics and hospital course of patients with spinal cord injury associated with vertebral fracture in a large private health care system in the United States.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the clinical characteristics, hospital courses, outcomes after hospitalization, and factors associated with outcomes in patients with nontraumatic spinal cord injuries (NTSCI).
designRetrospective analysis.
settingA large for-profit United States health care system.
participants2807 inpatients with NTSCI between 2014 and 2020 were identified using International Classification of Disease codes.
main outcome measureDemographic, clinical characteristics, hospital course, and disposition data collected from electronic health record.
resultsThe mean age was 57.91 ± 16.41 years with 69.83% being male. Incomplete cervical level injury was the most common injury type, spinal stenosis was the most common diagnostic etiology and central cord syndrome was the most common clinical syndrome. The average length of stay was 9.52 ± 15.8 days, with the subgroup of 1308 (46.6%) patients who were discharged home demonstrating a shorter length of stay (6.42 ± 10.24 days). Falls were the most common hospital-acquired complication (
conclusionsNTSCI in this sample were predominantly incomplete cervical central SCIs. Increased CCI, ICU stay, and hospital-acquired pulmonary complications were associated with poorer outcomes after acute care hospitalization among patients with NTSCI.
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