Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • February 21, 2019
The treatment of PI stage III and IV in patients with SCI included input from plastic surgery, rehabilitation medicine, nursing and other involved professions. The cost course of PI treatment in patie...
KEY FINDING: Treatment for severe PIs in SCI patients involves several medical areas like plastic surgery, rehabilitation, and nursing.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • April 20, 2019
The study assessed SCI specialists’ communication with GPs, identifying factors that influence these interactions. Results indicated that most SCI specialists desire improved communication with GPs, b...
KEY FINDING: A majority of SCI specialists (61.8%) reported routinely communicating with GPs, but most (53.4%) rated the communication as only “fair”.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • May 20, 2019
The article addresses the tension between CAUTI-reduction guidelines and the specific needs of SCI patients, highlighting the risks associated with protocolized catheter removal in non-specialty cente...
KEY FINDING: Early removal of indwelling catheters in SCI patients by non-specialty centers can lead to adverse outcomes such as autonomic dysreflexia, renal failure, and electrolyte abnormalities.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • May 22, 2019
This editorial addresses the conflict between CAUTI guidelines and patient care in individuals with spinal cord injuries, highlighting the issue of asymptomatic bacteriuria being misdiagnosed as CAUTI...
KEY FINDING: The NHSN guideline definition for CAUTI can lead to misdiagnosis in patients with spinal cord injury who have asymptomatic bacteriuria but meet the criteria of fever and a positive urine culture.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • May 12, 2019
This study evaluated symptoms of burnout and perceptions of meaning in work in an international cohort of SCI clinicians. The study found that while exhaustion is prevalent among SCI professionals, ma...
KEY FINDING: A majority of respondents reported feeling exhaustion (60.1%), while fewer reported feelings of burnout (41.1%) or work-life imbalance (31.9%).
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • March 15, 2019
This document is a correction notice for an article concerning the treatment and costs associated with pressure injuries in spinal cord injury patients, specifically using the Basel Decubitus Concept....
KEY FINDING: The original article has been corrected to reflect an open access license.
JHEOR, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of transanal irrigation (TAI) compared to standard bowel care (SBC) for managing neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) in Japanese patients with spinal cord in...
KEY FINDING: The model predicts a lifetime incremental cost of TAI to be 3 198 687 yen compared with SBC.
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, 2019 • January 1, 2019
Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) poses a substantial financial challenge, impacting patients, healthcare systems, and insurance providers. The study highlights the significance of early surgical in...
KEY FINDING: Surgical intervention within 72 hours of TSCI reduces hospital length of stay and medical costs, saving hospitals an average of $14,000 and patients approximately $45,000.
Spinal Cord, 2012 • May 1, 2012
The State of the Science (SoS) conference in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Rehabilitation was held to address the current state and future directions of SCI rehabilitation research. The conference was stru...
KEY FINDING: The SoS conference identified priority goals, barriers to success, essential research approaches, and a vision for the future of SCI rehabilitation over the next 10 years.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2012 • June 1, 2012
This study assessed the relationships of socioeconomic status (SES) and health care access (HCA) with pressure ulcer (PU) outcomes among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that...
KEY FINDING: Household income was significantly associated with PU outcomes after controlling for demographic and injury factors and remained significant after accounting for the HCA factors.