Evaluation of Selected Laboratory Components of a Comprehensive Periodic Health Evaluation for Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders

Choi H, Binder DS, Oropilla ML, Bernotus EE, Konya D, Nee MA, Tammaro EA, Sabharwal S. Evaluation of selected laboratory components of a comprehensive periodic health evaluation for veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders. To evaluate selected laboratory components of a comprehensive periodic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2006-05, Vol.87 (5), p.603-610
Hauptverfasser:	Choi, Howard, Binder, David S., Oropilla, Marjorie L., Bernotus, Ervin E., Konya, Deniz, Nee, Maura A., Tammaro, Elizabeth A., Sabharwal, Sunil
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Blood Chemical Analysis Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord Cross-sectional studies Diseases of the osteoarticular system Hematologic Tests Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Physical Examination Preventive medicine Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Rehabilitation Retrospective Studies Severity of Illness Index Spinal Cord Diseases - blood Spinal cord injuries Spinal Cord Injuries - blood Veterans
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Zusammenfassung:	Choi H, Binder DS, Oropilla ML, Bernotus EE, Konya D, Nee MA, Tammaro EA, Sabharwal S. Evaluation of selected laboratory components of a comprehensive periodic health evaluation for veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders. To evaluate selected laboratory components of a comprehensive periodic health evaluation program for patients with spinal cord injury and disorders (SCI/D). A retrospective study. A Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury center. Community-dwelling male veterans with SCI/D (N=350). Not applicable. Proportion of laboratory tests that resulted in new diagnoses (diagnostic yield) and proportion of laboratory tests that resulted in changes in management (therapeutic yield). Although abnormality rates for many routine laboratory tests were high (up to 31.5%), diagnostic and therapeutic yields were low (
ISSN:	0003-9993 1532-821X
DOI:	10.1016/j.apmr.2006.02.001