REASONS FOR READMISSIONS IN A SAMPLE OF PAKISTANI PEOPLE WITH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY
Objective: To ascertain different reasons for hospital readmissions in a sample of Pakistani individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Rawalpindi Pak...
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oai:doaj.org-article:fe6218940b0b40ac9e36ebf38d1f5c752021-11-16T05:01:15ZREASONS FOR READMISSIONS IN A SAMPLE OF PAKISTANI PEOPLE WITH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/fe6218940b0b40ac9e36ebf38d1f5c752019-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/2515/2070https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To ascertain different reasons for hospital readmissions in a sample of Pakistani individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Nov 2011 to Nov 2012. Material and Methods: It was a cross-sectional survey carried out on individuals with chronic spinal cord injury admitted to the indoor spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit of AFIRM, Rawalpindi. SCI individuals having traumatic SCI of >6 months duration and injury scales of A-D defined by American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) were included. Results: Out of 51 recruited patients (mean age 35 ± 11 years), majority (90.2%) were male, educated from grade 9-10, and developed SCI following a motor vehicle accident. Cervical neurological level was the commonest and the majority (74.5%) had SCI of AIS-A on readmission. Diabetes mellitus was the commonest co-morbidity. The mean duration post injury was 3.5 years. The common causes of readmission were pain (27.5%), spasticity (25.5%), and pressure ulcers (19.6%).The mean length of stay was 11.6 days. Conclusion: Pain, spasticity, and pressure ulcers were the main reasons for hospital readmissions in our sample of Pakistani people with chronic traumatic SCI.Ali Raza QureshiFaisal Javed KhanSaeed Bin AyazKhalil AhmadArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticletraumaspinal cord injuryspasticitypressure ulcerpainMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 69, Iss 1, Pp 160-164 (2019) |
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Objective:
To ascertain different reasons for hospital readmissions in a sample of Pakistani individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study.
Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Nov 2011 to Nov 2012.
Material and Methods:
It was a cross-sectional survey carried out on individuals with chronic spinal cord injury admitted to the indoor spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit of AFIRM, Rawalpindi. SCI individuals having traumatic SCI of >6 months duration and injury scales of A-D defined by American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) were included.
Results:
Out of 51 recruited patients (mean age 35 ± 11 years), majority (90.2%) were male, educated from grade 9-10, and developed SCI following a motor vehicle accident. Cervical neurological level was the commonest and the majority (74.5%) had SCI of AIS-A on readmission. Diabetes mellitus was the commonest co-morbidity. The mean duration post injury was 3.5 years. The common causes of readmission were pain (27.5%), spasticity (25.5%), and pressure ulcers (19.6%).The mean length of stay was 11.6 days.
Conclusion:
Pain, spasticity, and pressure ulcers were the main reasons for hospital readmissions in our sample of Pakistani people with chronic traumatic SCI. |
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Ali Raza Qureshi Faisal Javed Khan Saeed Bin Ayaz Khalil Ahmad |
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REASONS FOR READMISSIONS IN A SAMPLE OF PAKISTANI PEOPLE WITH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY |
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REASONS FOR READMISSIONS IN A SAMPLE OF PAKISTANI PEOPLE WITH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY |
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REASONS FOR READMISSIONS IN A SAMPLE OF PAKISTANI PEOPLE WITH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY |
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reasons for readmissions in a sample of pakistani people with traumatic spinal cord injury |
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Army Medical College Rawalpindi |
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