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ArticleScientific reports2023

Assessment of the incremental prognostic value from the modified frailty index-5 in complete traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.

Husain Shakil, Blessing N R Jaja, Peng F Zhang, Rachael H Jaffe, Armaan K Malhotra, Erin M Harrington, Duminda N Wijeysundera, Jefferson R Wilson, Christopher D Witiw

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  4. Predictive ability of frailty scores in surgically managed patients with traumatic spinal injuries: a TQIP analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025
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Husain ShakilDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5T1P5, Canada.
Blessing N R JajaSt. Michael's Hospital, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, M5B1T8, Canada.
Peng F ZhangSt. Michael's Hospital, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, M5B1T8, Canada.
Rachael H JaffeSt. Michael's Hospital, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, M5B1T8, Canada.
Armaan K MalhotraDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5T1P5, Canada.
Erin M HarringtonSt. Michael's Hospital, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, M5B1T8, Canada.
Duminda N WijeysunderaSt. Michael's Hospital, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, M5B1T8, Canada.
Jefferson R WilsonDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5T1P5, Canada.
Christopher D WitiwDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5T1P5, Canada. Christopher.Witiw@unityhealth.to.

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Abstract

Frailty, as measured by the modified frailty index-5 (mFI-5), and older age are associated with increased mortality in the setting of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, there is limited evidence demonstrating an incremental prognostic value derived from patient mFI-5. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to evaluate in-hospital mortality among adult complete cervical SCI patients at participating centers of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program from 2010 to 2018. Logistic regression was used to model in-hospital mortality, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of regression models with age, mFI-5, or age with mFI-5 was used to compare the prognostic value of each model. 4733 patients were eligible. We found that both age (80 y versus 60 y: OR 3.59 95% CI [2.82 4.56], P < 0.001) and mFI-5 (score ≥ 2 versus < 2: OR 1.53 95% CI [1.19 1.97], P < 0.001) had statistically significant associations with in-hospital mortality. There was no significant difference in the AUROC of a model including age and mFI-5 when compared to a model including age without mFI-5 (95% CI Δ AUROC [- 8.72 × 10

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FrailtySpinal Cord InjuriesAge FactorsCervical CordFemaleHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective Studies

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PMCPMC10172291

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