Influence of patient isolation due to colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms on functional recovery after spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Chart reviews were combined with neurological and functional outcome data obtained from the prospective European Multicenter Study on Spinal Cord Injury (EMSCI, www.emsci.org).

Objectives

To determine if strict physical isolation of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO)-positive patients negatively affects neurological recovery and functional outcome in the first year after acute spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting

SCI Center Heidelberg University Hospital.

Methods

Individuals with acute (< 6 weeks) traumatic or ischemic SCI were included. During primary comprehensive care, isolated MDRO-positive patients (n = 13) were compared with a MDRO-negative control group (n = 13) matched for functional (Spinal Cord Independence Measure-SCIM) and neurological i

SUBMITTER: Prang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7997009 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature