External Validation of the Spinal Orthopedic Research Group Index for Spinal Epidural Abscess 90-Day Mortality in a Geographically Remote Population

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 49; no. 20; p. E338
• Main Authors: Petrie, Liam, Boukebous, Baptiste, Baker, Joseph F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.10.2024

Retrospective cohort study. To externally validate the Spinal Orthopaedic Research Group (SORG) index for predicting 90-day mortality from spinal epidural abscess and compare its utility to the 11-item modified frailty index (mFI-11) and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). Providing a mortality estima...