Functional and structural impairments of the pulmonary system in middle-aged people with cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe functional and structural impairments of the pulmonary system in middle-aged people with cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord injuries (SCI), and compare findings to the general population. To determine if the neurological level of injury (NLI) is related to functional and structural impairments, and if age is related to structural impairments.

Design

Cross-sectional study with matched controls. Data from the Swedish SPinal Cord Injury Study on Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Impairment (SPICA). Matched control data were obtained from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS).

Setting

Outpatient SCI unit in southern Sweden.

Participants

25 people (20% women, mean age 58 years, mean time since injury 28 years, NLIs C2-T6, Americ

SUBMITTER: Hill M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10446799 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature