Surgical management of spinal epidural abscess in elderly patients: a comparative analysis between patients 65-79 years and ≥80 years with 3-year follow-up
Recently, the incidence of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis with spinal epidural abscess (SEA) has increased. However, the most appropriate surgical management remains debatable, especially for older patients. This study aimed to compare the clinical course in older patients aged between 65 and 79 y...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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28 August 2022
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World neurosurgery
Year: 2022, Jahrgang: 167, Pages: e795-e805 |
| ISSN: | 1878-8769 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.08.095 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.08.095 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878875022012062 |
| Verfasserangaben: | Pavlina Lenga, Gelo Gülec, Awais Akbar Bajwa, Mohammed Issa, Karl Kiening, Andreas W. Unterberg, Basem Ishak |
| Zusammenfassung: | Recently, the incidence of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis with spinal epidural abscess (SEA) has increased. However, the most appropriate surgical management remains debatable, especially for older patients. This study aimed to compare the clinical course in older patients aged between 65 and 79 years and those 80 years or older undergoing surgery for SEA. |
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| Beschreibung: | Dateiversion vom 29. Oktober 2022 Gesehen am 18.01.2023 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1878-8769 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.08.095 |