Early complications and risk factors in patients with acute spinal cord injury

English Keywords:Spinal cord injury  Early complications  Risk factors  Logistic regression analysis

English Abstract:

  【Abstract】 Objective：To investigate the incidence and risk factors for early complications in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury（TSCI）.Method：Clinical information of 895 patients suffering from TSCI was reviewed retrospectively．All cases were classified into two groups based on presence of early complications.The related factors：gender，age，injury severity and level，surgery or not and glucocorticoid used in early stage or not were analyzed.Result：178 patients suffered ｆｒｏｍ　early complications in acute phase，with the incidence of 19.9%（178/895）.Age，TSCI severity and level showed significant difference between 2 groups（P<0.05），while gender，glucocorticoid used and surgery or not in acute phase showed no group-related difference（P＞0.05）.Conclusion：Patients with TSCI are prone to develop earlｙ complications，and elderly，injury severity and higher level injury are risk factors，as a result，comprehensive intervention is indicated.