Effective bowel management in spinal cord injury during inpatient rehabilitation: data from the Dutch spinal cord injury database

Abstract

Study Design
Retrospective Observational Study.

Objectives
To describe bowel management in individuals with a recently acquired spinal cord injury (SCI) both at admittance and discharge from first inpatient rehabilitation, and to determine factors that contribute to effective bowel management (EBM) at discharge.

Setting
Specialized rehabilitation centers in the Netherlands.