Epidemiological characteristics and early complications after spinal cord injury in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Jakimovska, Vesna Miloshevska; Biering‐Sørensen, Fin; Lidal, Ingeborg Beate; Kostovski, Emil

doi:10.1038/s41393-019-0342-9

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“…), full texts of 128 records were evaluated for eligibility; of which 81 were excluded: 16 reported nontraumatic or mixed injuries, 22 records were conference abstracts or review articles, five said only cervical SCI, and 38 were not related to developing countries. Overall, our search resulted in 47 studies [27-73] from 23 different developing countries. Figure 1 shows the flow diagram of different stages of study based on the PRISMA statement [13].…”

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Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Developing Countries from 2009 to 2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Introduction: Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a catastrophic event with a considerable health and economic burden on individuals and countries. This study was performed to update an earlier systematic review and meta-analysis on epidemiological properties of TSCI in developing countries published in 2013. Methods: Various search methods including online searching in database of EMBASE and PubMed, and hand searching were performed (2012 to May 2020). The keywords ‘Spinal cord injury’, ‘epidemiology’, ‘incidence’ and ‘prevalence’ were used. Based on definition of developing countries by International Monetary Fund, studies related to developing countries included. Data selection was according to PRISMA guidelines. The quality of included studies was evaluated by Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools. Results of meta-analysis were presented as pooled frequency, and forest, funnel and drapery plots. Results: we identified 47 studies from 23 developing countries. The pooled incidence of TSCI in developing countries was 22.55/million/year (95% CI: 13.52; 37.62/million/year). Males comprised 80.09% (95% CI: 78.29%; 81.83%) of TSCIs, and under 30 years patients were the most affected age group. Two leading etiologies of TSCIs were motor vehicle crashes (43.18% (95% CI: 37.80%; 48.63%)), and falls (34.24% (95% CI: 29.08%; 39.59%)), respectively. The difference among the frequency of complete injury (49.47% (95% CI: 43.11%; 55.84%)), and incomplete injury (50.53% (95% CI: 44.16%; 56.89%)) was insignificant. The difference among frequency of tetraplegia (46.25% (95% CI: 37.78%; 54.83%)) and paraplegia (53.75% (95% CI: 45.17%; 62.22%)) was not statistically significant. The most prevalent level of TSCI was cervical injury (43.42% (95% CI: 37.38%; 49.55%). Conclusion: In developing countries, TSCIs are more common in young adults and males. Motor vehicle crashes and falls are the main etiologies. Understanding epidemiological characteristics of TSCIs could lead to implant appropriate cost-effective preventive strategies to decrease TSCIs incidence and burden.

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Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Developing Countries from 2009 to 2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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In-hospital mortality rate in subaxial cervical spinal cord injury patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sadeghi‐Naini¹,

Yousefifard²,

Ghodsi³

et al. 2023

Acta Neurochir

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Recognition of necrotic regions in MRI images of chronic spinal cord injury based on superpixel

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Zhao²,

Bao³

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Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

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Epidemiological characteristics and early complications after spinal cord injury in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Abstract: Study design Prospective cohort studyObjectives To describe epidemiological data and complications after acute traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

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Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Developing Countries from 2009 to 2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Developing Countries from 2009 to 2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

In-hospital mortality rate in subaxial cervical spinal cord injury patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Recognition of necrotic regions in MRI images of chronic spinal cord injury based on superpixel

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