TY - JOUR
T1 - Hyperacute stabilization (<12 hours) for polytrauma patients with unstable spinal fractures
AU - Murphy, Rory K.J.
AU - He, Yizheng
AU - Janjua, Muhammad
AU - Schuerer, Douglas
AU - Ray, Wilson Z.
AU - Wright, Neill
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA.
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to validate the safety of hyperacute stabilization. METHODS: Patient demographics, American Spinal Injury Association (Asia) grade on initial evaluation and serial follow up grades, hospital length of stay, Intensive Care Unit length of stay, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative length of stay, comorbidities, Injury Severity Score and complications of recumbency were recorded. RESULTS: Corroborating previous studies, our study shows polytrauma patients undergoing a hyperacute stabilization of a spinal fracture displayed a trend towards better neurological outcome and decreased hospital stays while having a similar complication rate to those operated on in a delayed fashion. CONCLUSIONS: Hyperacute stabilization can be associated with improved Asia grades even in complete injuries.
AB - BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to validate the safety of hyperacute stabilization. METHODS: Patient demographics, American Spinal Injury Association (Asia) grade on initial evaluation and serial follow up grades, hospital length of stay, Intensive Care Unit length of stay, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative length of stay, comorbidities, Injury Severity Score and complications of recumbency were recorded. RESULTS: Corroborating previous studies, our study shows polytrauma patients undergoing a hyperacute stabilization of a spinal fracture displayed a trend towards better neurological outcome and decreased hospital stays while having a similar complication rate to those operated on in a delayed fashion. CONCLUSIONS: Hyperacute stabilization can be associated with improved Asia grades even in complete injuries.
KW - Polytrauma
KW - Spine fractures
KW - Surgical decompression
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M3 - Article
C2 - 25968925
AN - SCOPUS:84992436142
SN - 0390-5616
VL - 60
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Journal of neurosurgical sciences
JF - Journal of neurosurgical sciences
IS - 1
ER -