Open AccessWho Recovers Independent Bowel Management During the First Year After a Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury?
Author(s) -
Antoine Dionne,
Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong,
Victor Lim,
Andréane Richard-Denis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1537-7385
pISSN - 0894-9115
DOI - 10.1097/phm.0000000000001871
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord injury , traumatic brain injury , spinal cord , traumatic injury , bowel management , rehabilitation , anesthesia , physical therapy , surgery , constipation , psychiatry
The aims of the study were (1) to document the characteristics of patients with impaired bowel functioning during the subacute and chronic phases and (2) to identify factors associated with recovery of independent bowel functioning during the first year after traumatic spinal cord injury in patients who present impaired bowel functioning during the subacute phase, when bowel rehabilitation is completed.