Post-discharge follow-up of patients with spine trauma in the National Spinal Cord Injury Registry of Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and lessons learned

CONCLUSIONS: To improve patient accessibility, NSCIR-IR should take measures during data gathering to increase the accuracy of registered contact information. Regarding the loss to follow-ups of SCI patients, NSCIR-IR should find strategies for remote assessment or motivate them to participate in follow-ups through, for example, providing transportation facilities or financial support.PMID:38016878 | DOI:10.1016/j.cjtee.2023.10.005

Source: Chinese Journal of Traumatology - November 28, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Zahra Azadmanjir Moein Khormali Mohsen Sadeghi-Naini Vali Baigi Habibollah Pirnejad Mohammad Dashtkoohi Zahra Ghodsi Seyed Behnam Jazayeri Aidin Shakeri Mahdi Mohammadzadeh Laleh Bagheri Mohammad-Sajjad Lotfi Salman Daliri Amir Azarhomayoun Homayoun Sadeg Source Type: research