Table III.
Prevalence of complications during admission per patient cohort
| Authors | Medical cohort Study setting | Population (N) | At least 1 complication n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinal cord injury | |||
| Abdul-Sattar (41) | Saudi Arabia | 90 | 63 (70.0) |
| Gupta et al. (53) | India | 64 | 58 (90.6) |
| Richard-Denis et al. (62) | Canada | 150 | 68 (45.6) |
| Traumatic brain injury | |||
| Kennedy et al. (66) | USA | 373 | 120 (32.0) |
| Lew et al. (31) | USA | 42 | 26 (61.9) |
| Whyte et al. (34) | Denmark, Germany, USA | 184 | 152 (82.6) |
| Cerebral vascular accidents | |||
| Chen et al. (68) | Taiwan | 568 | 432 (76.1) |
| Civelek et al. (26) | Turkey | 81 | 72 (88.9) |
| Gökkaya et al. (52) | Turkey | 83 | 75 (90.0) |
| Hung et al. (28) | Taiwan | 346 | 151 (43.6) |
| Janus-Laszuk et al. (35) | Poland | 1,075 | 827 (76.9) |
| Kim et al. (67) | South Korea | 497 | 181 (92.3) |
| Kitisomprayoonkul et al. (57) | Thailand | 118 | 83 (70.3) |
| Kuptniratsaikul et al. (58) | Thailand | 327 | 232 (71.0) |
| Lew et al. (31) | USA | 26 | 11 (42.3) |
| McLean (36) | Canada | 133 | 89 (67.0) |
| Pongratanakul et al. (61) | Thailand | 995 | 34 (3.4) |
| Roth et al. (38) | USA | 1,845 | 1413 (76.6) |
| Roth et al. (17) | USA | 1,029 | 1413 (76.6) |
| General and aged care | |||
| Doshi et al. (47) | Singapore | 140 | 64 (45.7) |
| Mulroy et al. (29) | Ireland | 155 | 106 (68.4) |
| Musculoskeletal conditions | |||
| Lew et al. (31) | USA | 107 | 22 (20.5) |
| Yeung et al. (40) | Canada | 275 | 119 (43.3) |
| Cardiac | |||
| Marcassa et al. (69) | Italy | 5,261 | 1,200 (22.8) |
| Shiner et al. (39) | Cardiac transplant (Australia) |
116 | 39 (33.6) |
| Cancer | |||
| Tennison et al. (63) | USA | 165 | 158 (96.8) |