“…Nonetheless, a prior study has indicated several practical challenges (e.g., obtaining informed consent, sedation, surgery, other investigations, and transfer to other hospitals) that precluded obtaining a prolonged Holter recording in this group of patients. 5 Finally, all patients included in this study were admitted to a spine trauma center, which can also be a source of selection bias, even though it has the advantage of more specialized surgical and medical spine care.…”