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Vol. 40. Issue 2.
Pages 79-88 (March - April 2025)
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Vol. 40. Issue 2.
Pages 79-88 (March - April 2025)
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Optimizing length of hospital stay among inpatients with spinal cord injury: An observational study
Optimización de la duración de la estancia hospitalaria en pacientes con lesión medular: un estudio observacional
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A. García-Rudolpha,b,c,
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alejandropablogarcia@gmail.com

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, E.A. Devilleneuvea,b,c, M.A. Wrighta,b,c, D. Sanchez-Pinsacha,b,c, E. Opissoa,b,c
a Department of Research and Innovation, Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
b Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain
c Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Demographics and clinical characteristics for traumatic vs non-traumatic inpatients (n=1036).
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Table 2. Quarters of rehabilitation LOS across all four neurological categories.
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Table 3. FIM motor and SCIM changes by quarters of rehabilitation LOS (n=1036) for patients with traumatic (top) and non-traumatic injuries (bottom).
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives

Despite the importance of length of stay (LOS) following spinal cord injury, it remains underexplored in the literature. This study aims to bridge this gap by investigating the association between rehabilitation LOS and functional gains among patients with traumatic (TSCI) or non-traumatic (NTSCI) spinal cord injuries.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study assessing functional gains using the motor Functional Independence Measure (mFIM) and the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III) from rehabilitation admission to discharge. Outcomes were analyzed across four neurological categories based on the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS): C1-C4 AIS A-C; C5-8 AIS A-C; T1-S5 AIS A-C; and AIS D. Linear regression models estimated changes across rehabilitation LOS quarters (Q1–Q4), adjusting for covariates.

Results

We included 1036 patients admitted for rehabilitation between 2007 and 2023 (46.3% TSCI, 53.7% NTSCI).

TSCI: age 42.7, 80.2% male, 41.8% AIS A, LOS 90.5.

NTSCI: age 55.7, 54.2% male, 14.2% AIS A, LOS 69.6.

For TSCI, mFIM and SCIM III gains increased significantly from Q1 to Q2 (T1-S5-ABC, n=214) and Q2 to Q3 (AIS D, n=129). For NTSCI, gains increased from Q2 to Q3 (T1-S5-ABC, n=195) and from Q1 to Q2 as well as from Q2 to Q3 (AIS D, n=304). Adjusted models showed decreasing gains for Q2 and Q3 vs. Q1 (TSCI) but increasing gains for Q2–Q4 vs. Q1 (NTSCI) for both measures. No significant gains were observed from Q3 to Q4.

Conclusions

We identified specific neurological categories and LOS quarters yielding to significant functional gains.

Keywords:
Spinal cord injuries
Inpatients
Length of stay
Rehabilitation
Activities of daily living
Spain
Abbreviations:
AIS
FIM
LOS
SCI
STROBE
SCIM
TSI
Resumen
Introducción y objetivos

A pesar de la importancia de la duración de la estancia hospitalaria (DEH) tras una lesión medular (LM), sigue siendo poco explorada en la literatura. Este estudio pretende llenar este vacío investigando la asociación entre la DEH en rehabilitación y las mejoras funcionales en pacientes con lesiones medulares traumáticas (LMT) o no traumáticas (LMNT).

Métodos

Realizamos un estudio retrospectivo de cohortes evaluando las mejoras funcionales mediante la medida funcional de independencia motora (mFIM) y la medida de independencia de la médula espinal (SCIM III) desde la admisión hasta el alta en rehabilitación. Los resultados se analizaron en cuatro categorías neurológicas basadas en la escala de la Asociación Americana de Lesiones Medulares (AIS): C1-C4 AIS A-C; C5-8 AIS A-C; T1-S5 AIS A-C; y AIS D. Se utilizaron modelos de regresión lineal para estimar cambios en trimestres de DEH (Q1-Q4), ajustando por covariables.

Resultados

Incluimos a 1.036 pacientes admitidos entre 2007 y 2023 (46,3% LMT, 53,7% LMNT). En LMT, las mejoras en mFIM y SCIM III aumentaron significativamente de Q1 a Q2 (T1-S5-ABC, n=214) y de Q2 a Q3 (AIS D, n=129). En LMNT, aumentaron de Q2 a Q3 (T1-S5-ABC, n=195) y de Q1 a Q3 (AIS D, n=304). Los modelos ajustados mostraron disminución de ganancias en Q2 y Q3 frente a Q1 (LMT), pero un aumento en Q2-Q4 frente a Q1 (LMNT) en ambas medidas. No se observaron ganancias significativas de Q3 a Q4.

Conclusiones

Identificamos categorías neurológicas específicas y trimestres de DEH con mejoras funcionales significativas.

Palabras clave:
Lesiones de la médula espinal
Pacientes ingresados
Duración de la estancia
Rehabilitación
Actividades de la vida diaria
España

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