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===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] =====
Note that mortality has improved significantly in the recent years, in first-world countries, such that mortality for patient's with SCI approaches that of the normal population. Below is an approximation in lower socioeconomic populations:
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<br/><i>SURVIVAL DURATION</i>
<br/>1. 10yr old patient: survives 50yrs
<br/>2. 20yr old patient: survives 40yrs
<br/>3. 30yr old patient: survives 30yrs
<br/>4. 40yr old patient: survives 20yrs
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<br/><i>MORTALITY CAUSES</i>
<br/>5. Most common cause of death is due to respiratory diseases and highest mortality within the first year post-injury


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[[Category:Spinal Cord Injury]]
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