Table 1.

Systemic complications after spinal cord injury

Organ/system affected	Complications
Pulmonary	Acute lung injury
	Acute respiratory distress syndrome
	Respiratory failure
	Pulmonary embolism
	Pleural effusion
	Lobar collapse
	Pneumonia
	Pneumothorax and hemothorax
Hematologic	Deep venous thrombosis
	Anemia
	Thrombocytopenia
	Coagulopathies
Renal	Acute kidney disease
	Hematuria
	Urinary tract infections
	Chronic kidney disease
Neuropsychiatric	Depression
	Cognitive disorders
	Anxiety
	Autonomic dysreflexia
Cardiovascular	Arrhythmia
	Bradycardia
	Myocardial infarction
	Heart failure
	Pulmonary edema
	Hypertension
	Atherosclerosis
Metabolic	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
	Hypercholesterolemia
	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
	Metabolic syndrome
Skin	Pressure ulcers