Gosselin R A, Coppotelli C
Berkeley School of Public Health, P.O. Box 1983, El Granada, CA 94018, USA.
Int Orthop. 2005 Oct;29(5):330-2. doi: 10.1007/s00264-005-0665-3. Epub 2005 Aug 11.
Over an 18-month period, 24 patients were admitted with spinal cord injuries in a non-governmental organization hospital in one of the world's poorest countries, Sierra Leone. Seven patients died while in hospital. Follow-up data was available for 13 of the 17 survivors an average of 17.4 (10-28) months after discharge. Five patients were still alive.
在18个月的时间里,在世界上最贫穷的国家之一塞拉利昂的一家非政府组织医院里,有24名脊髓损伤患者入院。7名患者在住院期间死亡。17名幸存者中有13名患者有随访数据,平均在出院后17.4(10 - 28)个月。5名患者仍存活。