Patterns and Predictors of Firearm-related Spinal Cord Injuries in Adult Trauma Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Firearm-related spinal cord injuries are commonly missed in the initial assessment as they are often obscured by concomitant injuries and emergent trauma management. These injuries, however, have a significant health and financial impact. The objective of this study was to examine firearm-related spinal cord injuries and identify predictors of presence of such injuries in adult trauma patients.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study examined adult trauma patients (≥16 years) with injuries from firearms included in the 2015 United States National Trauma Data Bank. We performed descriptive and bivariate analyses and compared two groups: patients with no spinal cord injury (SCI) or vertebral column injury (VCI); and patients with SCI and/or VCI. Predictors of SCI

SUBMITTER: Mahmassani D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7972377 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature