Cervical Spine Injuries with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Spinal Surgery Adverse Events and Their Association with Neurological and Functional Outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Monocenter case-control study.

Objective

Effects of spinal surgical adverse events (SSAE) on clinical and functional outcome, length of stay, and treatment costs after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI).

Summary of background data

Traumatic SCI is a challenge for primary care centers because of the emergency setting and complex injury patterns. SSAE rates of up to 15% are reported for spine fractures without SCI. Little is known about SSAE after traumatic SCI and their outcome relevance.

Methods

Acute traumatic cervical SCI patients were enrolled from 2011 to 2017. Cases with and without SSAE were compared regarding neurological recovery, functional outcome, secondary complications, mortality, length of stay, and treatment costs. Adjusted

SUBMITTER: Liebscher T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8654254 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature