Nationwide emergency department visits for pediatric traumatic spinal cord injury in the United States, 2016-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) is a debilitating neurological condition resulting in lifelong disability for many individuals. The primary objectives of our study were to describe national trends in incident emergency department (ED) visits for tSCI among children (less than 21 years) in the United States, and to determine the proportion of visits that resulted in immediate hospitalization each year, including stratified by age and sex. Secondary objectives were to examine associations between select characteristics and hospitalization following tSCI, as well as to assess sports-related tSCIs over time, including by individual sport and geographic region.

Methods

We used the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department Sample to i

SUBMITTER: Crispo JAG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667469 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature