Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Global Spine Journal, 2022 • July 1, 2022
This study aimed to develop and retrospectively apply a DVT prophylaxis protocol for spine trauma patients. A systematic literature review was conducted, and a multidisciplinary team created a protoco...
KEY FINDING: Early anticoagulation may reduce VTE and PE without increased bleeding complications.
Am Surg, 2023 • May 1, 2023
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of a comprehensive SCI protocol on quadriplegic patients at a Level I trauma center over a 10-year period. The implementation of the SCI protocol w...
KEY FINDING: Implementation of a comprehensive SCI protocol significantly reduced pneumonia rates from 47% to 16% (P = .02).
Materials Today Bio, 2022 • September 2, 2022
The review summarizes the progress made in the applications of GSNO in anti-infective biomaterials. It mainly includes the biological properties of GSNO and its application in biomaterials and provid...
KEY FINDING: GSNO possesses antibacterial activity influenced by factors like bacterial strain, dose, treatment duration, and NO release kinetics. Studies have evaluated GSNO's antibacterial properties in pulmonary, cutaneous, and other infections.
Gesundheitswesen, 2023 • September 9, 2022
The study aimed to develop a research agenda for paraplegia resulting from traumatic spinal cord injury using an adapted James Lind Alliance (JLA) approach. Four consecutive online surveys were conduc...
KEY FINDING: 38 unresolved research questions were identified from the initial survey involving 52 participants.
PLoS ONE, 2022 • November 17, 2022
This study aimed to identify the rate of physical restraint and associated risk factors among institutionalized residents in Taiwan. Data was collected from 5,752 residents across 266 institutions, fo...
KEY FINDING: 30.2% of the 5,752 institutionalized residents had been previously restrained.
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 • November 7, 2022
This paper describes the development process of the SCI Care for Canada: A Framework for Strategy and Action. Specifically, it covers the process of building on historical and existing work of SCI in C...
KEY FINDING: The SCI Care Strategic Framework promotes an updated common understanding of the goals and vision of the SCI community, as well as strengths and priorities within the SCI system regarding care, health, and wellness.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • May 1, 2024
The study aimed to explore the collaboration between general practitioners (GPs) and spinal cord injury (SCI) specialists in rural Switzerland to evaluate the feasibility of a collaborative care model...
KEY FINDING: Overall, satisfaction ratings for the collaboration between GPs and SCI specialists were high, indicating a positive working relationship between primary and specialized care providers.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • July 1, 2023
The study aimed to characterize the distribution of pathogens in UTI patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and their resistance to antibiotics. The meta-analysis of 33 studies revealed that UTIs in...
KEY FINDING: UTIs in patients with SCI in China are mainly caused by gram-negative bacteria.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This is a correction notice for a misspelling of the author name Roya Habibi Arejan in the original article. The original article concerns the development of a comprehensive assessment tool for measur...
KEY FINDING: The author name 'Roya Habibi Arejan' was corrected in the original article.
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022 • November 5, 2022
This study evaluated the appropriateness of ASB and UTI management in hospitalized patients with NB, finding a high proportion of inappropriate UTI diagnoses and treatments. The study highlights the n...
KEY FINDING: Almost one-third of UTI diagnoses and half of treatments in hospitalized patients with NB are inappropriate.