scholarly journals Electrical stimulation therapy for the treatment of pressure ulcers in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1214-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deena Lala ◽  
Sandi J Spaulding ◽  
Shauna M Burke ◽  
Pamela E Houghton
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Electrical Stimulation Therapy ◽  
Cord Injury

Electrical Stimulation Therapy Increases Rate of Healing of Pressure Ulcers in Community-Dwelling People With Spinal Cord Injury

2010 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 669-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela E. Houghton ◽  
Karen E. Campbell ◽  
Christine H. Fraser ◽  
Connie Harris ◽  
David H. Keast ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Electrical Stimulation Therapy ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Effect of electrical stimulation on muscle atrophy and spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury – a systematic review with meta-analysis

Spinal Cord ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Ricardo Thomaz ◽  
Gerson Cipriano Jr ◽  
Magno Ferreira Formiga ◽  
Emerson Fachin-Martins ◽  
Graziella França Bernardelli Cipriano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Muscle Atrophy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals The global burden of pressure ulcers among patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wondimeneh Shibabaw Shiferaw ◽  
Tadesse Yirga ◽  
Henok Mulugeta ◽  
Yared Asmare Aynalem
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Test Statistic ◽  
Social Burden ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Summary Effect

AbstractBackgroundPressure ulcer, one of the common challenging public health problems affecting patient with spinal cord injury, is the formation of lesion and ulceration on the skin specially in the bony prominence areas. It has a significant impact to the patient and health care system. Moreover, it has psychological, physical, social burden and decrease the quality of life (QoL) of patients. Despite its serious complications, limited evidence is available on the global magnitude of pressure ulcers among patient with spinal cord injury. Hence, the objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the global magnitude of pressure ulcers among patient with spinal cord injury.MethodsPubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Africa journal online, PsycINFO and web-science were systematically searched online to retrieve related articles. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guideline was followed. The random-effects model was fitted to estimate the summary effect. To investigate heterogeneity across the included studies, I2 test was employed. Publication bias was examined using funnel plot and Egger’s regression test statistic. All statistical analysis was done using STATA version 14 software for windows.ResultsTwenty-four studies which comprises of 600,078 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The global pooled magnitude of pressure ulcer among patients with spinal cord injury was 32.36% (95% CI (28.21, 36.51%)). Based on the subgroup analysis, the highest magnitude of pressure ulcer was observed in Africa 41.19% (95% CI: 31.70, 52.18).ConclusionThis systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that about one in three patients with spinal cord injury had pressure ulcers. This implies that the overall global magnitude of pressure ulcer is relatively high. Therefore, policymakers (FMoH) and other concerned bodies need give special attention to reduce the magnitude of pressure ulcers in patient with spinal cord injury.

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