Timing of Decompression in Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Systematic review.

Objective

To conduct a systematic review and synthesis of the literature to assess the comparative effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of early (≤24 hours) versus late decompression (>24 hours) in adults with acute spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods

A systematic search was conducted of Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Collaboration Library, and Google Scholar to identify studies published through November 6, 2014. Studies published in any language, in humans, and with an abstract were considered for inclusion. Included studies were critically appraised and the overall strength of evidence was determined using methods proposed by the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation working group.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Wilson JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5684838 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature