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Traumatic spinal injuries in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective single-centre medical record review.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To describe the patterns and outcomes of traumatic spinal injuries (TSIs) in a tertiary care trauma centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. DESIGN:Retrospective medical record review. SETTING:Level 1 trauma centre for all patients presented from 1 February 2016 to 31 December 2018. PARTICIPANTS AND DATA:Records of patients presenting with any spinal trauma were reviewed, and the data obtained included age, gender, nationality (as Saudi and non-Saudi), date of presentation, site of fracture/injury, associated injuries, mechanism of injury, presence of neurological involvement and hospital mortality. MAIN OUTCOMES:Frequencies of different types of TSI across various subgroups. RESULTS:We identified 692 patients who presented with TSI throughout the study period. The mean age was 36.9 years. Males represented 83.2% (n=576) of the sample size, and the most common mechanism of injury was motor vehicle collision (MVC), accounting for 66.8% of cases (n=462), while fall-related injuries were seen in 31.6% of cases (n=219). A total of 454 (65.6%) of all patients were Saudi, and 332 (73.1%) of the TSIs in Saudis were due to MVC. Non-Saudi cases accounted for 238 (34.4%) of all patients, and 89 (37.4%) of the non-Saudi injuries were due to falls from height, and this association was statistically significant (p<0.001). CONCLUSION:TSI was not thoroughly examined in Saudi Arabia; therefore, this study is considered the first to be done in the Kingdom using a representative sample. The fact that non-Saudi patients had a higher proportion of falls as a mechanism of injury should be taken into consideration in terms of raising awareness and taking more safety precautions, as most construction workers tend to be expatriates.

SUBMITTER: Alawad MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7668378 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Traumatic spinal injuries in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective single-centre medical record review.

Alawad Mohammad O MO   Alenezi Nasser N   Alrashedan Bander S BS   Alsabieh Mohammed M   Alnasser Abdulrahman A   Abdulkader Rizwan Suliankatchi RS   Surur Saad S  

BMJ open 20201114 11


<h4>Objectives</h4>To describe the patterns and outcomes of traumatic spinal injuries (TSIs) in a tertiary care trauma centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective medical record review.<h4>Setting</h4>Level 1 trauma centre for all patients presented from 1 February 2016 to 31 December 2018.<h4>Participants and data</h4>Records of patients presenting with any spinal trauma were reviewed, and the data obtained included age, gender, nationality (as Saudi and non-Saudi), date of pres  ...[more]

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