Trends of epidemiological characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury in China, 2009–2018

• DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-06957-3
• Publication Date: 2021-09-01T08:46:51Z
• Authors: Dingjun Hao; Jinpeng Du; Liang Yan; Baorong He; Xiao Qi; Shicheng Yu; Jiaojiao Zhang; Wenjing Zheng; Rongqiang Zhang; Da-Geng Huang; Junsong Yang; Ming Zhu; Jiawei Ouyang; He Zhao; Keyuan Ding; Haodong Shi; Yang Cao; Ying Zhang; Qinghua Tang; Yuan Liu; Zilong Zhang; Yuhang Wang; Ye Tian; Hao Chen; Lulu Bai; Heng Li; Chenchen Mu; Youhan Wang; Xiaohui Wang; Chao Jiang; Jianhua Lin; Bin Lin; Shunwu Fan; Lin Nie; Jiefu Song; Xun Ma; Zengwu Shao; Yanzheng Gao; Zhong Guan; Yueming Song; Weihu Ma; Qixin Chen
• Keywords: China; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Research Design; Incidence; Humans; Spinal Cord Injuries; Aged; Retrospective Studies; 3. Good health

Abstract Objective We focus on providing the first comprehensive national dataset incidence, injury aetiology and mortality of TSCI in China. Methods A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used. included cases from all hospitals three regions, nine provinces 27 cities China via search electronic medical records retrospectively analysed characteristics 2009 to 2018. estimated incidence total population subgroups. Results There were 5954 actual 2009, corresponding a 45.1 per million (95% CI, 44.0–46.3). 10,074 2018, 66.5 65.2–67.8) ( P < 0.001; annual average percentage change (AAPC), 4.4%). From almost sex/age groups showed an increasing trend over time AAPC, 0.7–8.8%). The elderly (aged 65–74) displayed highest (with 127.1 [95% 119.8–134.3]). Conclusions increased significantly populations consistently high continues increase time. patients is relatively low decrease each year, but individuals remain at risk hospital death.