title: Survival from spinal cord injury.
abstract: Mean survival of 110.5 months (9 yr. 2.5 months) for spinal cord-injured persons who died between 1963 to 1976 compared favorable with the figure of 52.8 months (4 yr, 4.8 months) calculated in 1955 by Dietrick and Russi [1]. If suicides were not considered, then mean longevity for the deceased patients would be 126 months (10 yr, 6 months). The leading causes of death were related to the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, suicide and the urinary tract.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000401:mortality; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000401:mortality; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000401:mortality