Cervical Spine Trauma in East Africa: Presentation, Treatment, and Mortality.
East Africa
cervical spine trauma
global neurosurgery
traumatic spinal cord injury
Journal
International journal of spine surgery
ISSN: 2211-4599
Titre abrégé: Int J Spine Surg
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101579005
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
24
9
2021
medline:
24
9
2021
entrez:
23
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Cervical spine trauma (CST) leads to devastating neurologic injuries. In a cohort of CST patients from a major East Africa referral center, we sought to ( A retrospective, cohort study of CST patients presenting to a tertiary hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, was performed. Demographic, injury, and operative data were collected. Neurologic exam on admission/discharge and in-hospital mortality were recorded. Univariate/multivariate logistic regression assessed predictors of operative treatment, neurologic improvement, and mortality. Of 101 patients with CST, 25 (24.8%) were treated operatively on a median postadmission day 16.0 (7.0-25.0). Twenty-six patients (25.7%) died, with 3 (12.0%) in the operative cohort and 23 (30.3%) in the nonoperative cohort. The most common fracture pattern was bilateral facet dislocation (26.7%). Posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion and anterior cervical corpectomy were the 2 most common procedures. Undergoing surgery was associated with an injury at the C4-C7 region versus occiput-C3 region (odds ratio [OR] 6.36, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.71-32.28, Those most likely to undergo surgery had C4-C7 injuries and incomplete spinal cord injuries. The odds of mortality increased with complete spinal cord injuries and shorter time from injury to admission, probably due to more severely injured patients dying early within 24-48 hours of injury. Thus, patients living long enough to present to the hospital may represent a self-selecting population of more stable patients. These results underscore the severity and uniqueness of CST in a less-resourced setting. 4.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Cervical spine trauma (CST) leads to devastating neurologic injuries. In a cohort of CST patients from a major East Africa referral center, we sought to (
METHODS
METHODS
A retrospective, cohort study of CST patients presenting to a tertiary hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, was performed. Demographic, injury, and operative data were collected. Neurologic exam on admission/discharge and in-hospital mortality were recorded. Univariate/multivariate logistic regression assessed predictors of operative treatment, neurologic improvement, and mortality.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Of 101 patients with CST, 25 (24.8%) were treated operatively on a median postadmission day 16.0 (7.0-25.0). Twenty-six patients (25.7%) died, with 3 (12.0%) in the operative cohort and 23 (30.3%) in the nonoperative cohort. The most common fracture pattern was bilateral facet dislocation (26.7%). Posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion and anterior cervical corpectomy were the 2 most common procedures. Undergoing surgery was associated with an injury at the C4-C7 region versus occiput-C3 region (odds ratio [OR] 6.36, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.71-32.28,
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Those most likely to undergo surgery had C4-C7 injuries and incomplete spinal cord injuries. The odds of mortality increased with complete spinal cord injuries and shorter time from injury to admission, probably due to more severely injured patients dying early within 24-48 hours of injury. Thus, patients living long enough to present to the hospital may represent a self-selecting population of more stable patients. These results underscore the severity and uniqueness of CST in a less-resourced setting.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
METHODS
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Identifiants
pubmed: 34551932
pii: 8113
doi: 10.14444/8113
pmc: PMC8651192
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
879-889Informations de copyright
This manuscript is generously published free of charge by ISASS, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. Copyright © 2021 ISASS.
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