The relationship between resting spirometric values and the demographic and clinical characteristics of spinal cord injured patients Spinal kord yaralanmali hastalarin demografik, klinik özellikleri ve i̇stirahat solunum fonksiyon testi sonuçlari ile i̇lişkisi
Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation, cilt.18, sa.3, ss.106-111, 2007 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.106-111
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Pulmonary function tests, Spinal cord injury
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Respiratory dysfunction accounts for many complications of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and has been related to respiratory muscle paralysis, microatelectasis with resultant decrease in lung and chest wall compliance, and mechanical inefficiency cause of chest wall distortion. Material and Methods: Resting spirometry was performed on 114 subjects with SCI and changes in resting spirometric values were assesed by injury level, completeness of injury and functional outcome in these patients. Results: Subjects were characterized by injury level as: low quadriplegia (C5-T1), high paraplegia (T2-T9) and low paraplegia (T10-S4). Fifty patients had complete motor lesions (ASIA A and B), 44 patients had incomplete motor lesions. According to functional level, 19 patients were manual wheelchair user and dependent with transfers, 11 patients were manuel wheelchair user, independent with transfers and could ambulate with orthoses for theraupetic exercises. Thirty one patients could do indoor ambulation with orthoses and 38 patients could do outdoor ambulation with orthoses. According to our results, resting spirometric parameters were lower in low quadriplegia, complete motor lesion and low functional level and these results were statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: The findings of our study support the literature that the higher injury level, completeness of injury and lower functional outcome was related to lower Spirometrie values. Copyright © 2007 by Türk Tibbi Rehabilitasyon Kurumu Derneǧi.