{"title":"Correlation between Respiratory Dysfunction and Dysphagia in Individuals with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.","authors":"Yuki Matsumoto, Tetsuo Hayashi, Yuichi Fujiwara, Kensuke Kubota, Muneaki Masuda, Osamu Kawano, Takeshi Maeda","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2022-0180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2022-0180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Aspiration pneumonia is one of the most frequent and fatal life-threatening complications among individuals with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). However, the mechanism of dysphagia among individuals with CSCI is not well understood. Morbidity and mortality associated with CSCI may result from the interplay between respiratory dysfunction and dysphagia. This study aimed to elucidate the effect of respiratory dysfunction on the swallowing function of individuals with acute traumatic CSCI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective cohort study was conducted involving 54 individuals with acute traumatic CSCI who were admitted within 2 weeks following injury. Dysphagia was evaluated using the Dysphagia Severity Scale (DSS) and the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS). Respiratory function was evaluated by measuring the cough peak flow (CPF), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV<sub>1.0</sub>), FEV<sub>1.0</sub>/forced vital capacity (FEV<sub>1.0</sub>%), and percent vital capacity (%VC). We recorded these parameters at weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12 following injury and analyzed pertinent changes over time and significant correlations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 54 individuals (46 men and 8 women) recruited in this study, 48 (88.9%) had restrictive ventilatory impairment and 17 (31.5%) had severe dysphagia (DSS level 1-4) 2 weeks following injury. However, respiratory function and swallowing function significantly improved thereafter. CPF, FEV<sub>1.0</sub>, and %VC were significantly correlated with the severity of dysphagia during each period.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Restrictive ventilatory impairment, poor cough force, and dysphagia are closely related, and the evaluation of respiratory function plays an important role in evaluating dysphagia.</p>","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"7 4","pages":"327-332"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/72/3c/2432-261X-7-0327.PMC10447182.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10109059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Spina Bifida Occulta on Bone Union in Fifth Lumbar Spondylolysis.","authors":"Hisanori Gamada, Masaki Tatsumura, Shun Okuwaki, Toru Funayama, Masashi Yamazaki","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2022-0255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2022-0255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The effect of spina bifida occulta (SBO) on bone union in lumbar spondylolysis is controversial. The study aim was to assess the effect of SBO on bone union after conservative treatment of L5 spondylolysis, the most common level.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 191 lesions in 145 patients (mean age, 14.0 years) with conservatively treated L5 spondylolysis. We examined the relationships between bone union after conservative treatment and the number of SBOs, levels, and single or multilevel status. Fisher's exact probability test, chi-square test, and Welch's T test were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The SBO incidence was 53%, with at least one SBO at any vertebral level. SBO at S1 (<i>p</i>=0.034) or S2 (<i>p</i>=0.0003), two SBOs (<i>p</i>=0.0018), and three SBOs (<i>p</i>=0.011) were associated with a lower bone union rate. The bone union rate was significantly lower for lesions with SBOs at both S1 and S2 than without (42% vs. 79%; <i>p</i><0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The SBO incidence in L5 spondylolysis was 53%. SBO at S1 or S2 and a higher number of SBOs were associated with lower bone union rates. In particular, the bone union rate of lesions with SBOs at both S1 and S2 was <50%.</p>","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"7 4","pages":"390-395"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/fe/f2/2432-261X-7-0390.PMC10447187.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10464080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety and Clinical Results of Continuous Low-Dose Aspirin in Microendoscopic Laminectomy.","authors":"Kiyoshi Tarukado, Teruaki Ono, Toshio Doi, Katsumi Harimaya, Yasuharu Nakashima","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2022-0224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2022-0224","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>It remains controversial whether it is better to continue oral low-dose aspirin (LDA) during the perioperative period in spinal surgery. This study aims to evaluate the safety of continued LDA administration in the perioperative periods of microendoscopic laminectomy (MEL) by assessing perioperative complications and clinical outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We ultimately included 88 patients (35 males, 53 females) who underwent one level of MEL for lumbar spinal canal stenosis from April 2016 to March 2022. Patients who did not undergo anticoagulation therapy were classified into Group A (65 patients), those who stopped anticoagulation therapy at the perioperative periods were classified into Group B (9 patients), and those who continued oral administration of LDA throughout the perioperative periods were classified into Group C (14 patients). Surgery time, intraoperative estimate blood loss (EBL), differences between hemoglobin (Hb) and platelet (Plt) before and after surgery, perioperative complications, and cross-sectional area of hematoma and dural sac on MRI taken within 1 week and at 6 months or more after surgery were assessed between three groups. The EuroQol-5 dimensions (EQ-5D), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) were also evaluated as the clinical outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no statistically significant difference between the three groups in operation time, intraoperative EBL, differences between Hb and Plt before and after surgery, and cross-sectional area of hematoma and dural sac on MRI. A case of hematoma removal was confirmed in Group A. There was also no statistically significant difference between the three groups in EQ-5D, ODI, and each domain of JOABPEQ.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The continuation of LDA throughout the perioperative periods did not affect perioperative complications and clinical outcomes of one-level MEL. In MEL, it might be possible to continue oral administration of LDA throughout the perioperative periods.</p>","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"7 4","pages":"350-355"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/68/4c/2432-261X-7-0350.PMC10447200.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10464076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonia in the Chronic Phase of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Complete Motor Paralysis.","authors":"Chikara Ushiku, Kota Suda, Takehiro Michikawa, Satoko Matsumoto Harmon, Miki Komatsu, Osahiko Tsuji, Masahiko Takahata, Mitsuru Saito, Norimasa Iwasaki, Akio Minami","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2022-0254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2022-0254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of acute- and chronic-phase mortality in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) with quadriplegia. The risk factors for chronic-phase pneumonia recurrence in CSCI are still unknown. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of pneumonia in the chronic phase after injury and to identify its risk factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective clinical observational study included patients with CSCI with American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale grades of A or B admitted to our center within 72 h of CSCI injury who started treatment and were available for follow-up for at least 90 days. The patients were assessed for incidences of pneumonia and its associations with clinical characteristics, including risk factors at the time of injury. Patients in whom pneumonia developed within 30 days postadmission and those after 30 days of hospitalization were comparatively examined using univariate and multivariate analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Pneumonia occurred in 36% of the 69 enrolled patients throughout the study period and in 20% of all patients after 30 days of hospitalization. Multivariate analysis of risk factors for pneumonia showed that atelectasis (adjusted OR [aOR], 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.9, 1.2-20.0), enteral feeding (aOR [95% CI]: 13.3 [3.0-58.9]), mechanical ventilation (aOR [95% CI]: 4.0 [1.0-15.0]), and tracheotomy (aOR [95% CI]: 14.6 [2.3-94.6]) within 30 days of admission were significantly associated with the occurrence of pneumonia even after 30 days of hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The risk factors for developing pneumonia in the chronic phase were atelectasis, enteral feeding, mechanical ventilation, and tracheotomy within 30 days of hospitalization. This study suggests that treatment of atelectasis, long-term respiratory muscle rehabilitation, and training to improve swallowing function are essential to prevent the recurrence of pneumonia after 30 days of hospitalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"7 4","pages":"333-340"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/73/40/2432-261X-7-0333.PMC10447191.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10481871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spinal Cord Herniation after Dural Defect Repaired Using Polyglycolic Acid Mesh and Fibrin Glue: A Case Report.","authors":"Takuhei Kozaki, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Keiji Nagata, Akihiro Hoshino, Kazunari Hirai, Takahiro Kozaki, Hiroshi Yamada","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0043","DOIUrl":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"551-554"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10710888/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68230576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Platelet-Rich Plasma for Degenerative Spine Disease: A Brief Overview.","authors":"Sotirios Apostolakis, Stylianos Kapetanakis","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0079","DOIUrl":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The emergence of novel minimally invasive techniques has opened new horizons for the management of degenerative diseases of the spine. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has gained considerable attention through its applications in various pathologies. In the present review, an overview of the science behind the application of PRP is provided, ultimately focusing on the clinical trials that may render it a useful tool in the hands of spine surgeons in the future.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A review of the available literature is conducted, focusing on its existing clinical and experimental applications with a particular interest in the degenerative diseases of the spine.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In terms of the degenerative diseases of the spine, initial studies suggest that it is a safe and effective method that could change the practice of spinal cord medicine in the years to come. The available studies demonstrate that besides being minimally invasive, causing less discomfort than that of surgery, it provides longer lasting improvement than standard pharmaceutical interventions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PRP is an emerging and promising biodrug for the treatment of patients with spinal pain. PRP has demonstrated some promising qualities; however, careful consideration of its indications of use and strict protocols of application need to be established before widespread clinical induction.</p>","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"10-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10853612/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68230597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intraoperative Radiation Exposure from O-arm-based 3D Navigation in Spine Surgery.","authors":"Kazuya Yokota, Osamu Kawano, Hiroaki Sakai, Yuichiro Morishita, Muneaki Masuda, Tetsuo Hayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Hideaki Hirashima, Ryota Nakashima, Yasuharu Nakashima, Takeshi Maeda","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0057","DOIUrl":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Intraoperative three-dimensional (3D) imaging guide technology, such as the O-arm surgical imaging system, is a beneficial tool in spinal surgery that provides real-time 3D images of a patient's spine. This study aims to determine the exposure dose from intraoperative O-arm imaging.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A consecutive retrospective review of all patients undergoing spinal surgery was conducted between June 2019 and August 2022. Demographic and operative data were collected from electronic medical records.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Intraoperative O-arm imaging was conducted in 206 (12.9%) of 1599 patients, ranging from one to 4 scans per patient (1.17±0.43 scans). Single O-arm imaging enabled navigation of seven vertebrae in the cervical spine, seven in the thoracic spine, five in the thoracolumbar spine, and four in the lumbar spine on average. The number of O-arm shots per surgery was 1.15±0.36, 1.06±0.24, 1.61±0.7, and 1.07±0.25 for cervical, thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbar spinal cases, respectively. The exposure doses represented by dose length products in single O-arm imaging were 377±19 mGy-cm, 243±22 mGy-cm, 378±38 mGy-cm, and 258±11 mGy-cm for cervical, thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbar spine cases, respectively. We observed a weak positive correlation between the number of fused spinal levels and the exposure dose.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Intraoperative radiation exposure from O-arm imaging was lower than the national diagnostic reference levels in Japan established based on the International Commission on Radiological Protection publication, demonstrating its safety from the standpoint of radiological protection in most cases. In surgeries with a large range of fixations, such as corrective deformity surgery, the number of imaging sessions and the amount of intraoperative radiation exposure would increase, leading surgeons to pay attention to the risk of radiation in spinal surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"496-503"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10710891/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68230300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gait Analysis by the Severity of Gait Disturbance in Patients with Compressive Cervical Myelopathy.","authors":"Tatsuo Makino, Kei Watanabe, Tatsuki Mizouchi, Takaaki Urakawa, Masayuki Ohashi, Hideki Tashi, Keitaro Minato, Yuki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Kawashima","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0104","DOIUrl":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Gait disturbance due to compressive cervical myelopathy has been previously described. However, data on how gait disturbance varies with the degree of lower extremity motor impairment are limited. Therefore, we investigated the characteristics of gait analysis based on severity and determined how gait disturbance progresses in compressive cervical myelopathy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We enrolled 44 patients (32 men and 12 women; mean age, 65.0 years) out of 108 consecutive patients with compressive cervical myelopathy who underwent spinal cord decompression surgery in our hospital. The exclusion criteria were inability to gait and complications affecting gait. Twenty-two patients with Japanese Orthopaedic Association scores 1 or 2 for lower extremity motor functions were assigned to the severe group, and 22 patients who scored 3 or 4 were assigned to the moderate group. Gait analysis was performed preoperatively using a long thin-type sensor sheet, and 25 healthy volunteers were assigned to the control group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Stride length, swing phase, and gait speed decreased whereas step angle, stance phase, and double support duration increased as myelopathy progressed. Step width was significantly larger in the severe group than in the moderate and control groups. The cutoff values based on severe myelopathy with the inability to ascend or descend stairs without support were 60% for the stride length percentage of body height and 100 cm/s for gait speed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Decreases in stride length, swing phase, and gait speed and increases in step angle, stance phase, and double support duration are compensatory changes as cervical myelopathy progresses. Step width is a compensatory change that is not significantly altered in moderate myelopathy but increases when gait becomes affected, such that the patient cannot ascend or descend stairs without support.</p>","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"488-495"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10710885/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68230326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bilateral Lumbar Pedicle Fracture in a Patient Receiving Long-Term Bisphosphonate Therapy: A Case Report.","authors":"Hiromune Karasawa, Satoshi Nori, Satoshi Suzuki, Masahiro Ozaki, Yohei Takahashi, Osahiko Tsuji, Narihito Nagoshi, Mitsuru Yagi, Kota Watanabe, Masaya Nakamura","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0005","DOIUrl":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"555-559"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10710886/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68229965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Epidemic Preventive Management during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Is a Risk Factor for Delirium after Spinal Cord Injury Surgery.","authors":"Hiroki Ushirozako, Kota Suda, Satoko Matsumoto Harmon, Miki Komatsu, Masahiro Ota, Tomoaki Shimizu, Akio Minami, Masahiko Takahata, Norimasa Iwasaki, Yukihiro Matsuyama","doi":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0033","DOIUrl":"10.22603/ssrr.2023-0033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Epidemic preventive management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have negatively impacted perioperative outcomes in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). However, little is known about the relationship between epidemic preventive management and delirium after traumatic SCI. Here, we clarified the predictors of delirium after SCI surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed 231 patients (mean age, 66 years) who underwent SCI surgery between 2017 and 2021. Patients were categorized into the delirium and non-delirium groups. Preoperative characteristics and laboratory data related to the occurrence of delirium were assessed. During the study period, we continued early surgical intervention. However, early rehabilitation intervention was not performed in the hospital rehabilitation room from May 2020 due to epidemic preventive management, which involved performing rehabilitation on the bed for 8 days postoperatively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Postoperatively, 33 (14.3%) patients experienced delirium. Univariate analysis showed that age (p<0.01), presence of a psychiatric disorder (p<0.05), dementia (p<0.05), serum albumin (p<0.05) and hemoglobin (p<0.01) levels, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification score (p<0.05), and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic (p<0.01) differed significantly in the delirium and non-delirium groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that an age ≥73 years (odds ratio [OR], 15.78; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.54-54.80; p<0.01), treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic (OR, 3.85; 95% CI, 1.61-9.22; p<0.01), and psychiatric disorder (OR, 29.38; 95% CI, 5.63-153.43; p<0.01) were associated with delirium.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our comprehensive preventive management during the COVID-19 pandemic was identified as one of the risk factors for delirium after SCI surgery. Patients with preventive management should be cautioned regarding the risk of delirium.</p>","PeriodicalId":22253,"journal":{"name":"Spine Surgery and Related Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"474-481"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10710887/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68230522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}