Stampas A, Dominick E, Zhu L. Evaluation of functional outcomes in traumatic spinal cord injury with rehabilitation-acquired urinary tract infections: A retrospective study.
J Spinal Cord Med 2019;
42:579-585. [PMID:
29611464 PMCID:
PMC6758698 DOI:
10.1080/10790268.2018.1452389]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of urinary tract infections (UTIs) acquired during acute inpatient traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (tSCI) rehabilitation on Functional Independence Measure (FIM) gains.
DESIGN
Retrospective chart review of consecutive patients with tSCI admitted to an acute rehabilitation facility from 2007-2012. The primary outcome was FIM scores and the association with UTI.
RESULTS
The sample included 110 patients and 70 acquired UTIs. No demographic differences were observed between groups with and without UTI. Those with UTIs had significantly lower FIM motor scores, on admission, discharge, and gain, as well as lower FIM efficiency and longer lengths of stay compared to those without a UTI. Recurrence of UTI was associated with increased length of stay, but did not impact FIM motor gains.
CONCLUSIONS
There was a statistically significant correlation between acquired UTIs and lower FIM motor scores on admission, gain, and discharge in tSCI rehabilitation. The correlation of UTI and decreased FIM gains are similar to other neurorehabilitation populations with UTI occurrence. UTIs are an important negative variable when measuring functional outcomes in rehabilitation. Further prospective studies should be performed to investigate this correlation.
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