Comparison of cervical versus thoracic spinal cord injury outcomes in pediatric trauma patients
PTPs with cervical SCI have higher mortality while those with thoracic SCI have higher ISS and hospital LOS. Cervical SCI were associated with a fourfold higher risk of death. MVC was the most common cause of injury, and both groups had high rates of positive drug screens. Understanding differing outcomes may assist providers with prognostication and injury prevention.
Authors
- Alice Martino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2760-8070)
- Jeffry Nahmias
- Lourdes Swentek
- Laura F. Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2340-8311)
- Yigit S. Guner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3748-0832)
- Areg Grigorian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-796X)
- Catherine M. Kuza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9403-7936)
- Sigrid Burruss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9158-3894)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Irvine Medical Center (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Surgery International
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-024-05933-4
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.01