Cervical Spine Injuries with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Spinal Surgery Adverse Events and Their Association with Neurological and Functional Outcome.
Journal
Spine
ISSN: 1528-1159
Titre abrégé: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7610646
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jan 2022
01 Jan 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
25
5
2021
medline:
15
12
2021
entrez:
24
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Monocenter case-control study. 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). 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. 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 logistic regression and generalized estimating equation models were calculated for the endpoints ASIA impairment scale (AIS)-conversion and dysphagia. All analyses were run in the total and in a propensity score matched sample. At least one SSAE occurred in 37 of 165 patients (22.4%). Mechanical instability and insufficient spinal decompression were the most frequent SSAE with 13 (7.9%) or 11 (6.7%) cases, respectively. The regression models adjusted for demographic, injury, and surgery characteristics demonstrated a reduced probability for AIS-conversion related to SSAE (OR [95% CI] 0.14 [0.03-0.74]) and additionally to single-sided ventral or dorsal surgical approach (0.12 [0.02-0.69]) in the matched sample. Furthermore, SSAE were associated with higher risk for dysphagia in the matched (4.77 [1.31-17.38]) and the total sample (5.96 [2.07-17.18]). Primary care costs were higher in cases with SSAE (median (interquartile range) 97,300 [78,200-112,300]) EUR compared with cases without SSAE (52,300 [26,700-91,200]) EUR. SSAE are an important risk factor after acute traumatic cervical SCI with impact on neurological recovery, functional outcome, and healthcare costs. Reducing SSAE is a viable means to protect the limited intrinsic capacity for recovery from SCI.Level of Evidence: 4.
Sections du résumé
STUDY DESIGN
METHODS
Monocenter case-control study.
OBJECTIVE
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
BACKGROUND
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
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 logistic regression and generalized estimating equation models were calculated for the endpoints ASIA impairment scale (AIS)-conversion and dysphagia. All analyses were run in the total and in a propensity score matched sample.
RESULTS
RESULTS
At least one SSAE occurred in 37 of 165 patients (22.4%). Mechanical instability and insufficient spinal decompression were the most frequent SSAE with 13 (7.9%) or 11 (6.7%) cases, respectively. The regression models adjusted for demographic, injury, and surgery characteristics demonstrated a reduced probability for AIS-conversion related to SSAE (OR [95% CI] 0.14 [0.03-0.74]) and additionally to single-sided ventral or dorsal surgical approach (0.12 [0.02-0.69]) in the matched sample. Furthermore, SSAE were associated with higher risk for dysphagia in the matched (4.77 [1.31-17.38]) and the total sample (5.96 [2.07-17.18]). Primary care costs were higher in cases with SSAE (median (interquartile range) 97,300 [78,200-112,300]) EUR compared with cases without SSAE (52,300 [26,700-91,200]) EUR.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
SSAE are an important risk factor after acute traumatic cervical SCI with impact on neurological recovery, functional outcome, and healthcare costs. Reducing SSAE is a viable means to protect the limited intrinsic capacity for recovery from SCI.Level of Evidence: 4.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34027924
doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004124
pii: 00007632-202201010-00012
pmc: PMC8654254
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
Pagination
E16-E26Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
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