Evaluation of functional outcomes in traumatic spinal cord injury with rehabilitation-acquired urinary tract infections: A retrospective study.

There was a statistically significant correlation between acquired UTIs and lower FIM motor scores on admission, gain, and discharge in tSCI rehabilitation. The correlation of UTI and decreased FIM gains are similar to other neurorehabilitation populations with UTI occurrence. UTIs are an important negative variable when measuring functional outcomes in rehabilitation. Further prospective studies should be performed to investigate this correlation.