Table 6.
Mortality in Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Injury according to the duration of follow-up.
| Duration | Death/SCI Number (%) | Author year (Number of studies) |
|---|---|---|
| In hospital | 79/1516 (5,21) F F H: 2/201 (1.0) |
(Furlan 2005, Furlan 2009, Hossain 2015, Varma 2010, Leal-filho 2008 Löfvenmark 2014 ) |
| <6mo. | 35/134 (26.12) | Mean (2) (Nwankwo 2013, Kawn 2011 |
| <12mo. | 55/1279 (4.30) | Mean (2) (Midelton 2012, Sabre 2013, Furlan 2010) |
| Hospital discharge – 1-year | 13/45 (28.89) | Levy 1998 |
| <18mo. | 35/650 (5.4) | Yeo 1998 |
| from H. discharge to 34.4 month12month-2year |
23/195(11.8) 3/193(1.5) |
Hossain 2015 Sabre 2013 |
| 1y- 5.6y (4.6y=55.6m.- median) | 23/180## (12.8) | Garshick 2005 |
| 10 yrs. 6.5 y (Mean) | 92/1355 (6.8) | O’Connor 2005 |
| 7.7yrs. | 402/3990 (10.07) | Krause 2011 |
| 9.3 yrs. | 530/4042(13.1) | Cao 2013 |
| 10.4 yrs. | 84/402 (20.89) | Krause 2011 |
| 12.5 yrs. | 163/811(20.09) | Ahoniemi 2011 |
| 14 yrs. | 44/205 (21.46) | Sabre 2013 |
| 14.3 yrs. | 19/141 (13.47) | Krause 1997 |
| 27 yrs. | 53/205(25.8) | Lidal 2007 |
| 15yrs.b | 92/337 (27.3) | Barman 2014 |
| From 1.5y to 30yrs. | 78/650-Xa (24.0) | Yeo 1998 |
| 32 yrs. | 59/188 (31.38) | Hagenc 2010 |
a
Unknown number of cases with lost to follow-up;
b
Mean follow-up is 15 years for study between 1981 and 2011; c2001-1952-50; evaluation of individuals with SCI was performed at August 2008 (after 7yrs); Mean follow-up of (25+7=) yrs.32;
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others: Lumbosacral