DATA ON SPINAL INJURIES—PART I. COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF 352 CONSECUTIVE ADMISSIONS
作者:
David C. Burke,
Henry T. Burley,
Gerald H. Ungar,
期刊:
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
(WILEY Available online 1985)
卷期:
Volume 55,
issue 1
页码: 3-12
ISSN:0004-8682
年代: 1985
DOI:10.1111/j.1445-2197.1985.tb00846.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: spinal cord injuries;data collection;epidemiology
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
A prospective system of data collection, using computer storage, has been developed in the Spinal Injuries Unit, Austin Hospital. Three hundred and fifty‐two consecutive admissions to the Unit between 1 July 1978 and 31 December 1982 are analysed, and this epidemiological data compared with other reports. Over 92% of the admissions were the result of spinal cord trauma and the balance due to a variety of non‐traumatic causes. A high incidence of young males injured in road accidents, predominantly from motor cars, and lesser numbers from sporting, occupational and domestic accidents is noted. A high proportion of country accidents and a disproportionately high number of people who live in country areas indicates the need for greater concentration of preventative measures to rural areas. The study has confirmed the usefulness of such a sophisticated data collection system to collect, at relatively low cost, useful epidemiological data on a specific disability group. The system will help to plan treatment programmes, as well as preventative measures, for the fut
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