Healthcare Research

KEY FINDING: The study will evaluate if 6 weeks of antibiotics is non-inferior to 12 weeks for infections with retained implants.

KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI are more likely to transition toward opioid use and dependence than toward less use or no use after their injury.

KEY FINDING: The study identified two main themes: community reintegration and palliative care. Community reintegration involves creating a suitable social platform and providing lifelong care, while palliative care includes family conferences and survival management.

KEY FINDING: Generative AI can create virtual models of the human body, including the spinal cord, to simulate injuries and test treatments.

KEY FINDING: NDIS participants were less likely to have used pathology collection services, diagnostic imaging and optometry services, which are interventions often associated with preventative care.

KEY FINDING: 42% (5/12) of cases showed bacterial eradication after treatment.

KEY FINDING: Admission to a hospital with specialized acute SCI care was not associated with improved overall one-year survival among patients with acute tSCI.

KEY FINDING: Two PROMs received Class A recommendations: the Falls Risk Perception Questionnaire (FRPQ) and the Spinal Cord Injury-Falls Concern Scale (SCI-FCS).

KEY FINDING: These findings demonstrate significantly higher healthcare costs among patients with spasticity or cervical dystonia, and further confirm the economic burden associated with disease management.

KEY FINDING: The patient developed bilateral leg numbness and paraplegia postoperatively, extending up to the T5 level.