Abstract | STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether major postoperative complications ("complications") are associated with 2-year improvements in Caregiver Priorities and Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities (CPCHILD) scores after scoliosis surgery, and whether complications and preoperative characteristics predict 2-year improvements in CPCHILD Total score. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: METHODS: Using a multicenter CP registry, we identified 222 patients aged ≤21 years who underwent spinal fusion from 2008 to 2015 and had ≥2-year follow-up. We compared CPCHILD score improvement between 71 patients who had 1 or more complications ("complications group") versus 151 who did not ("no-complications group"). Complications were deep infections, thromboembolic events, and cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, and neurologic complications. Multiple linear regression was used to identify predictors of 2-year postoperative CPCHILD score improvement (alpha = 0.05). RESULTS: At 2-year follow-up, the complications group had similar mean improvement in CPCHILD score across all domains compared with the no-complications group (P > 0.05). When stratifying by complication type, deep infection was associated with less improvement in CPCHILD Comfort and Emotions (P = 0.02), Quality of Life (P < 0.01), and Total (P = 0.04) scores. When controlling for Gross Motor Function Classification System subcategory, age, and body mass index, only preoperative CPCHILD Total score and postoperative deep infection ( F[4, 176] = 14; P < 0.0001; R = 0.24) predicted 2-year improvement in CPCHILD Total score. Higher preoperative Total score and postoperative deep infection independently predicted less improvement in Total score. CONCLUSION: Postoperative deep infection and higher preoperative CPCHILD Total score independently predicted less improvement in CPCHILD Total score. Other major postoperative complications were not associated with differences in 2-year postoperative improvements in CPCHILD scores across all domains. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3.
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Authors | Francisco Eguia, Derek T Nhan, Suken A Shah, Amit Jain, Amer F Samdani, Burt Yaszay, Joshua M Pahys, Michelle C Marks, Paul D Sponseller, Harms Study Group |
Journal | Spine
(Spine (Phila Pa 1976))
Vol. 45
Issue 14
Pg. 993-999
(Jul 15 2020)
ISSN: 1528-1159 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 32150131
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Cerebral Palsy
(complications, epidemiology, surgery)
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Quality of Life
- Retrospective Studies
- Spinal Fusion
(adverse effects, statistics & numerical data)
- Surgical Wound Infection
(epidemiology, physiopathology)
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