Traumatic spinal injury-related hospitalizations in the United States, 2016-2019: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic spinal injury (TSI) is associated with significant fatality and social burden; however, the epidemiology and treatment of patients with TSI in the US remain unclear.

Materials and methods

An adult population was selected from the National Inpatient Sample database from 2016 to 2019. TSI incidence was calculated and TSI-related hospitalizations were divided into operative and nonoperative groups according to the treatments received. TSIs were classified as fracture, dislocation, internal organ injury, nerve root injury, or sprain injuries based on their nature. The annual percentage change (APC) was calculated to identify trends. In-hospital deaths were utilized to evaluate the prognosis of different TSIs.

Results

Overall, 95 047 adult patients wer

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720809 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature