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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2020

Factors related to improved American Spinal Injury Association grade of acute traumatic spinal cord injury.

Ci Tian, Yang Lv, Shu Li, Dai-Dai Wang, Yi Bai, Fang Zhou, Qing-Bian Ma

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ci TianDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Yang LvDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Shu LiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Dai-Dai WangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Yi BaiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Fang ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Qing-Bian MaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China. maqingbian@bjmu.edu.cn.
Peking University · CNPeking University Third Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute traumatic spinal cord injury (ATSCI) usually results in disability, yet data on contemporary national trends of ATSCI incidence are limited.

aimTo provide a systematic and basic theoretical basis for improving the treatment of acute spinal cord injury.

methodsData from the Peking University Third Hospital Inpatient Sample databases were analyzed. A total of 304 patients with ATSCI were included from 2012 to 2017. The epidemiological data, treatment, complications and clinical outcomes of these patients were reviewed.

resultsOf the 304 patients, 257 (84.5%) were male, and 75% of the patients were 55 years old or younger. 135 patients had improved follow-up American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) grades (44.4%). Only 14 patients with ASIA grade A improved. A statistically significant difference in prognosis between patients who underwent surgery within 72 h and those who underwent surgery after 72 h was observed (

conclusionThis study found that there was no significant difference in hospitalization time and prognosis between the Steroid group and the Non-Steroid group, but the patients with severe spinal cord injury (ASIA grades A and B) who underwent surgery combined with steroid therapy had a better prognosis than those who underwent surgery alone. The disastrous consequences of ATSCI and lack of consensus on the management strategy are obvious. Further improvements in treatment planns are needed in order to obtain more reliable functional outcomes.

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Acute spinal cord injuryAmerican Spinal Injury AssociationPrognosisSteroidsSurgeryTrauma

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