Table 3.
Review of post SCI complications in other settings
| Setting | Cohort description | Complications |
|---|---|---|
|
Iran: 2003 earthquake[10] |
61 SCI patients were surveyed eight months after the Bam earthquake. |
• Pressure ulcers: 35% |
| • UTI: 9% | ||
| • Bowel problems: 46.3% | ||
| • Pain: 96% | ||
|
Pakistan: 2005 earthquake[11] |
194 patients hospitalized with SCI over a two-month period immediately following the earthquake were assessed. ASIA classification of injuries was 46% in A, 4% (8) in B, 11% (21) in C, 9% (18) in D, and 14% (27) in E. |
• Pressure ulcers: 20% |
| • UTI: 100% (majority of patients had indwelling catheters) | ||
| • Bowel problems: 15% | ||
|
Afghanistan: war trauma[12] |
A cross sectional survey of 311 traumatic SCI patients in Kabul and Herat who had received rehabilitation at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) supported facilities is reported. The median age of the injury was seven years. Level of injury was thoracic 47%, lumbar 46%, cervical 7% and sacral 1%. |
• Pressure ulcers: 32% |
| • UTI: 57% | ||
| • Pain: 74% | ||
| • Joint contractures: 43% | ||
| • Negative feelings: 59% | ||
|
China: 2008 earthquake[13] |
51 SCI patients were admitted to rehabilitation in three hospitals. 94% were admitted within four months of injury. The ASIA classification on admission showed 22 in A, 8 in B, 15 in C, 5 in D and 1 not classified. |
• Pressure ulcer: 44% |
| • UTI: 33% | ||
| • Neurogenic bladder: 59% | ||
| • Neurogenic bowel: 61% | ||
| • Pain: 33% |