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dc.contributor.authorBeck, Ben-
dc.contributor.authorCameron, Peter A-
dc.contributor.authorBraaf, Sandra-
dc.contributor.authorNunn, Andrew-
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Mark C-
dc.contributor.authorJudson, Rodney T-
dc.contributor.authorTeague, Warwick J-
dc.contributor.authorLennox, Alyse-
dc.contributor.authorMiddleton, James W-
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, James E-
dc.contributor.authorGabbe, Belinda J-
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T00:24:42Z-
dc.date.available2019-05-17T00:24:42Z-
dc.date.issued2019-05-
dc.identifier.citationMedical Journal of Australia 2019; 210(8): 360-366-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/20780-
dc.description.abstractTo investigate trends in the incidence and causes of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Victoria over a 10-year period. Retrospective cohort study: analysis of Victorian State Trauma Registry (VSTR) data for people who sustained TSCIs during 2007-2016. Temporal trends in population-based incidence rates of TSCI (injury to the spinal cord with an Abbreviated Injury Scale [AIS] score of 4 or more). There were 706 cases of TSCI, most the result of transport events (269 cases, 38%) or low falls (197 cases, 28%). The overall crude incidence of TSCI was 1.26 cases per 100 000 population (95% CI, 1.17-1.36 per 100 000 population), and did not change over the study period (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 1.01; 95% CI, 0.99-1.04). However, the incidence of TSCI resulting from low falls increased by 9% per year (95% CI, 4-15%). The proportion of TSCI cases classified as incomplete tetraplegia increased from 41% in 2007 to 55% in 2016 (P < 0.001). Overall in-hospital mortality was 15% (104 deaths), and was highest among people aged 65 years or more (31%, 70 deaths). Given the devastating consequences of TSCI, improved primary prevention strategies are needed, particularly as the incidence of TSCI did not decline over the study period. The epidemiologic profile of TSCI has shifted, with an increasing number of TSCI events in older adults. This change has implications for prevention, acute and post-discharge care, and support.-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.subjectEpidemiology-
dc.subjectSpinal cord injuries-
dc.subjectTrauma, nervous system-
dc.subjectTraumatology-
dc.titleTraumatic spinal cord injury in Victoria, 2007-2016.-
dc.typeJournal Article-
dc.identifier.journaltitleMedical Journal of Australia-
dc.identifier.affiliationMonash University, Melbourne, VIC-
dc.identifier.affiliationMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australiaen
dc.identifier.affiliationVictorian Spinal Cord Service, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australiaen
dc.identifier.affiliationKolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSWen
dc.identifier.affiliationAgency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, NSWen
dc.identifier.affiliationHealth Data Research UK, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdoen
dc.identifier.affiliationResearch Centre for Injury Studies, Flinders University, Adelaide, SAen
dc.identifier.affiliationMonash University, Melbourne, VICen
dc.identifier.affiliationThe Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VICen
dc.identifier.affiliationNational Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne, VICen
dc.identifier.affiliationRoyal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICen
dc.identifier.affiliationUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICen
dc.identifier.affiliationRoyal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VICen
dc.identifier.doi10.5694/mja2.50143-
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3262-5956-
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4747-6025-
dc.identifier.pubmedid31055854-
dc.type.austinJournal Article-
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item.languageiso639-1en-
item.openairetypeJournal Article-
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