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ArticleTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2023

Health Care Utilization and Cost Associated With Urinary Tract Infections in a Privately Insured Spinal Cord Injury Population.

April N Herrity, Camilo Castillo, Roman V Isakov, Uzoma A Anele, Dengzhi Wang, Maxwell Boakye, Beatrice Ugiliweneza

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Article in Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

April N HerrityKentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
Camilo CastilloDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
Roman V IsakovUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
Uzoma A AneleUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
Dengzhi WangKentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
Maxwell BoakyeKentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
Beatrice UgiliwenezaKentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
University of Louisville · USNeurological Surgery · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common secondary medical complication following spinal cord injury (SCI), significantly impacting health care resource utilization and costs. Objectives: To characterize risk factors and health care utilization costs associated with UTIs in the setting of SCI. Methods: IBM's Marketscan Database from 2000-2019 was utilized to identify individuals with traumatic SCI. Relevant ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes classified individuals into two analysis groups: having ≥ 1 UTI episode or no UTI episodes within 2 years following injury. Demographics (age, sex), insurance type, comorbidities, level of injury (cervical, thoracic, lumbar/sacral), and health care utilization/payments were evaluated. Results: Of the 6762 individuals retained, 1860 had ≥ 1 UTI with an average of three episodes ( Conclusions: In addition to bladder management-related causes, several factors are associated with an increased risk of UTIs following SCI. UTI incidence substantially increases health care utilization costs. An increased understanding of UTI-associated risk factors may improve the ability to identify and manage higher risk individuals with SCI and ultimately optimize their health care utilization.

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Spinal Cord InjuriesUrinary Tract InfectionsFemaleHospitalizationHumansInsurance, HealthPatient Acceptance of Health Carebladderspinal cord injuriesurinary tract infections

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PMID36819926
PMCPMC9936897
OpenAlexW4320902959

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