Keeping It Simple: Developing a Prognostic Tool for Spinal Epidural Abscess
Baptiste Boukebous,
Liam Petrie,
Joseph F. Baker
Abstract:Study Design A retrospective study. Objective To develop a prognostic score for mortality and treatment failure in Spinal epidural abscess (SEA), based on simplicity and multidimensional assessment principles. Methods One-hundred-fifty patients were reviewed. Variables assessed included comorbidities, functional status, clinical presentation, Frankel classification, and biochemical and radiological parameters. The main outcomes were the 90-day mortality and treatment failure, corresponding to any intensificati… Show more
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