Observational studySpinal cord2017
Risk factors in iatrogenic spinal cord injury.
Observational study in Spinal cord, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Spinal cord infarction after stenting for symptomatic severe stenosis of the basilar artery: a case description and literature analysis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Incidence and prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury in Canada using health administrative data.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Iatrogenic spinal cord ischemia: A patient level meta-analysis of 74 case reports and series.North American Spine Society journal · 2021Review
- Towards rapid intraoperative axial localization of spinal cord ischemia with epidural diffuse correlation monitoring.PloS one · 2021Article
- Multi-Site Optical Monitoring of Spinal Cord Ischemia during Spine Distraction.Journal of neurotrauma · 2020Article
- Prospective epidemiological update on traumatic spinal cord injury in Ireland.Spinal cord series and cases · 2019Article
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Abstract
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designIn the last years, there has been a change in the aetiology of spinal cord injury. There has been an increase in the number of elderly patients with spinal cord injuries caused by diseases or medical procedures.
objectiveThe aim of this study is to investigate the frequency of the occurrence of iatrogenic spinal cord injury in our unit. The secondary aim is to study what variables can be associated with a higher risk of iatrogenesis.
methodsA retrospective, descriptive, observational study of patients with acute spinal cord injury admitted from June 2009 to May 2014 was conducted. The information collected included the patient age, aetiology, neurological level and grade of injury when admitted and when discharged, cardiovascular risk factors, a previous history of depression and any prior treatment with anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs. We applied a logistic regression. The grade of statistical significance was established as P<0.05.
resultsIn total, 265 patients were included. In 48 of the cases, the cause was iatrogenic (18.18%±4.6% IC). The most frequent level of injury was the thoracic level (48%). The main aetiology of spinal cord injury caused by iatrogenesis was surgery for degenerative spine disease, in patients under the age of 30 were treated with intrathecal chemotherapy.
conclusionsIatrogenic spinal cord injury is a frequent complication. A statistically significant association between a patient history of depression and iatrogenic spinal cord injury was found as well as with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drug use prior to iatrogenic spinal cord injury.
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