Morbidity and mortality in cervical spine injuries in the elderly

• Published in: ANZ journal of surgery Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 412 - 417
• Main Authors: Bokhari, Ali R., Sivakumar, Brahman, Sefton, Andrew, Lin, Juin‐Lih, Smith, Margaret M., Gray, Randolph, Hartin, Nathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.04.2019; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arrhythmia; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - epidemiology; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology; cervical spine; Cervical Vertebrae - injuries; Comorbidity; Complications; Confidence intervals; Demographics; Demography; Female; Females; Geriatrics; Humans; Injuries; Male; Males; Morbidity; Mortality; Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology; Nervous System Diseases - etiology; Nervous System Diseases - mortality; Neurological complications; Neurological diseases; Older people; Palliation; Palliative Care - methods; Patients; Pneumonia - epidemiology; Pneumonia - etiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Respiratory failure; Respiratory Insufficiency - epidemiology; Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology; Retrospective Studies; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries - complications; Spinal Cord Injuries - epidemiology; Spinal Cord Injuries - mortality; Spinal Cord Injuries - therapy; spinal cord injury; Spinal Fractures - diagnosis; Spinal Fractures - epidemiology; Spinal Fractures - surgery; Spinal Injuries - complications; Spinal Injuries - epidemiology; Spinal Injuries - mortality; Spinal Injuries - surgery; Spine; Spine (cervical); Surgery; trauma; spinal cord injury; trauma; mortality; cervical spine; complications

Background The aim of our study was to identify the demographics and complications in elderly cervical spine injuries and predictive factors for surgery, complications and mortality. We hypothesized younger healthier patients were more likely to undergo surgical intervention. Methods A retrospective...