A geospatial examination of specialist care accessibility and impact on health outcomes for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury in New South Wales, Australia: a population record linkage study

• Main Authors: Lisa N. Sharwood (Author), David Whyatt (Author), Bharat P. Vaikuntam (Author), Christiana L. Cheng (Author), Vanessa K. Noonan (Author), Anthony P. Joseph (Author), Jonathon Ball (Author), Ralph E. Stanford (Author), Mei-Ruu Kok (Author), Samuel R. Withers (Author), James W. Middleton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Timely treatment is essential for achieving optimal outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI), and expeditious transfer to a specialist spinal cord injury unit (SCIU) is recommended within 24 h from injury. Previous research in New South Wales (NSW) found only 57% of TSC...