Clinical results of early stabilization of spine fractures in polytrauma patients
- Title
- Clinical results of early stabilization of spine fractures in polytrauma patients
- Author
- 박기철
- Keywords
- Polytrauma; Thoracolumbar spine fracture; Early stabilization; ISS (injury severity score)
- Issue Date
- 2014-05
- Publisher
- W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 USA
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE, 29(4), 694.e7
- Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of study was to evaluate the clinical results of early stabilization of spine fractures in polytrauma patients. Materials and methods: Between August 2003, and May 2012, 166 polytrauma patients with thoracolumbar spine fractures were included. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to injury-to-operation time (time cut-off, 72 hours). Patients were also subdivided into 4 groups according to injury severity score (ISS), and the clinical course was evaluated. Results: Group A showed shorter hospital length of stay, intensive care unit, and ventilator days than group B. For each of these categories, the differences between the 2 groups were statistically significant (P = .004, P = .044, and P = .043). Patients with moderate to severe injury (ISS, >= 26), those who were treated with early stabilization showed shorter hospital length of stay, intensive care unit, and ventilator days than the patients with mild to moderate injury (ISS, <26), and the differences were statistically significant (P = .004, P = .006, and P = .006). Conclusion: Polytrauma patients whose spine fractures were stabilized within 72 hours had better clinical outcomes than those with late stabilization. In addition, more severely injured patients (ISS, >= 26) benefited more from early stabilization. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- URI
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088394411400080Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/52495
- ISSN
- 0883-9441; 1557-8615
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.03.003
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- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S](의과대학) > ETC
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