Epidemiological age-based differences in traumatic spinal cord injury patients: A multicenter study based on 13,334 inpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Compared with younger traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) patients, the elderly had longer delays in admission to surgery, higher proportion of incomplete injury, and longer hospital stays. However, in China, the country with the largest number of TSCI patients, there have been no large-scale reports on their age differences.

Objectives

To explore the age-based differences among TSCI inpatients, focusing on the demographic and clinical characteristics, treatment status, and economic burden.

Methods

We collected the medical records of 13,334 inpatients with TSCI in the 30 hospitals of China, from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018. Trends are expressed as annual percentage changes (APCs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

A total of 13,334 inp

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11864031 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature