A Halvorsen1,2, A L Pettersen3, S M Nilsen3,4, K Krizak Halle3, E Elmenhorst Schaanning5, T Rekand6,7. 1. Department of Medical Quality Registries, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. annette.halvorsen@stolav.no. 2. Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Spinal Cord Injuries, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. annette.halvorsen@stolav.no. 3. Department of Medical Quality Registries, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. 4. Center for Health Care Improvement, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. 5. Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Follow Up (Inpatient), Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesodden, Norway. 6. Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. 7. Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute for Physiology and Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Registry-based cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES: To describe and analyze epidemiological and demographic characteristics of non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) and to compare persons with NTSCI and traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). SETTING: A total of 225 non-traumatic and 349 traumatic SCI patients were admitted for primary rehabilitation at one of the three specialized SCI departments in Norway (located in Bergen, Trondheim, and Oslo) from 2012 to 2016. Patients who consented to registration in the Norwegian Spinal Cord Injury Registry (NorSCIR) were included. METHODS: Data were collected using the International SCI Core Data Set, as recommended by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS). Demographics and injury characteristics were analyzed descriptively. The NTSCI and TSCI groups were compared using a Mann-Whitney U test and chi-square test. RESULTS: The mean age of the NTSCI patients was 55 years, and 59% were male. The incidence of NTSCI was 7.7-10.4 per million person-years, which is lower than the incidence of TSCI. NTSCI individuals were older, less severely injured, and their length of stay at the hospital was shorter than the TSCI individuals. The results may be influenced by the inclusion criterion in the registry. This makes the analyzed sample for NTSCI less complete. However, the majority of patients with nonprogressive NTSCI are included in the NorSCIR. CONCLUSION: For the first time, we are able to provide the national epidemiological status on NTSCI based on available data from the national registry. Further studies are required to improve the capture of NTSCI for future incidence studies.
STUDY DESIGN: Registry-based cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES: To describe and analyze epidemiological and demographic characteristics of non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) and to compare persons with NTSCI and traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). SETTING: A total of 225 non-traumatic and 349 traumatic SCIpatients were admitted for primary rehabilitation at one of the three specialized SCI departments in Norway (located in Bergen, Trondheim, and Oslo) from 2012 to 2016. Patients who consented to registration in the Norwegian Spinal Cord Injury Registry (NorSCIR) were included. METHODS: Data were collected using the International SCI Core Data Set, as recommended by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS). Demographics and injury characteristics were analyzed descriptively. The NTSCI and TSCI groups were compared using a Mann-Whitney U test and chi-square test. RESULTS: The mean age of the NTSCI patients was 55 years, and 59% were male. The incidence of NTSCI was 7.7-10.4 per million person-years, which is lower than the incidence of TSCI. NTSCI individuals were older, less severely injured, and their length of stay at the hospital was shorter than the TSCI individuals. The results may be influenced by the inclusion criterion in the registry. This makes the analyzed sample for NTSCI less complete. However, the majority of patients with nonprogressive NTSCI are included in the NorSCIR. CONCLUSION: For the first time, we are able to provide the national epidemiological status on NTSCI based on available data from the national registry. Further studies are required to improve the capture of NTSCI for future incidence studies.
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