The utility of vertebral Hounsfield units as a prognostic indicator of adverse events following treatment of spinal epidural abscess

The utility of vertebral Hounsfield units as a prognostic indicator of adverse events following treatment of spinal epidural abscess

ABSTRACT: Background: Spinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) are a devastating condition with high levels of associated morbidity and mortality. Hounsfield units (HUs), a marker of radiodensity on CT scans, have previously been correlated with adverse events following spinal interventions. We evaluated w...

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Main Authors: Alexander M. Crawford, MD, MPH, Brendan M. Striano, MD, MPH, Ikechukwu C. Amakiri, MD, MBA, Donnell L. Williams, BS, Matthew H. Lindsey, MD, Jonathan Gong, BS, Andrew K. Simpson, MD, MBA, MHS, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:North American Spine Society Journal
Subjects:
Hounsfield units
Spinal epidural abscess
Complications
Surgery
Prognosis
Mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548424000015

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