A profile of traumatic spinal cord injury and medical complications in Latvia

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dc.contributor.authorNulle, Anda
dc.contributor.authorTjurina, Uljana
dc.contributor.authorErts, Renars
dc.contributor.authorVetra, Anita
dc.contributor.institutionRīga Stradiņš University
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-16T14:10:01Z
dc.date.available2021-06-16T14:10:01Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-01
dc.description.abstractStudy design: A single centre retrospective study. Objectives: To collect data and analyse the epidemiological profile of traumatic spinal cord injury and its medical complications during the subacute rehabilitation period. Setting: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Programme of the National Rehabilitation Centre, 'Vaivari', Jurmala, Latvia. Methods: Information was collected in 2015 from the medical records of 134 patients with a traumatic spinal cord injury admitted for primary rehabilitation between January 2011 and December 2014. Results: During this period, the median age of patients with a traumatic spinal cord injury was 39.5 years, and the male to female ratio was 5:1. The leading causes of traumatic spinal cord injuries were falls (37%), road traffic accidents (29%), sport and leisure activities (19%), other cause (8%), unidentified causes (5%), and assault (2%). The most common medical complications were pain (77%), spasticity (48%), urinary tract infections (45%), pressure ulcers (25%), and orthostatic hypotension (14%). Conclusions: Preventive measures in Latvia should be aimed primarily to address falls, road traffic accidents, and sport and leisure activities in the young male population. Medical complications are varied, and they are an important factor following traumatic spinal cord injury. The results obtained in this study comply with the data from studies in countries of the Baltic and North Sea regions of Europe.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent655280
dc.identifier.citationNulle, A, Tjurina, U, Erts, R & Vetra, A 2017, 'A profile of traumatic spinal cord injury and medical complications in Latvia', Spinal cord series and cases, vol. 3, 17088. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-017-0002-2
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41394-017-0002-2
dc.identifier.issn2058-6124
dc.identifier.otherunpaywall: 10.1038/s41394-017-0002-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/5118
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSpinal cord series and cases
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleA profile of traumatic spinal cord injury and medical complications in Latviaen
dc.type/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article

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