From: Role of O-C2 angle in the development of dysphagia in patients with halo-vest fixation
Clinical data from medical charts | Non-dysphagia (n = 28) | Dysphagia (n = 13) | p value |
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Age (years) | 54.6 ± 20.4 (13 to 78) | 69.2 ± 13.02 (49 to 91) | 0.044a* |
Female/male | 12/16 | 5/8 | 0.790b |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.6 ± 4.6 (15.6 to 32.2) | 20.9 ± 2.4 (14.7 to 24.0) | 0.055a |
Wearing duration (days) | 57.1 ± 25.9 (14 to 111) | 55.5 ± 24.8 (15 to 108) | 0.856a |
ICU stay (days) | 0.21 ± 0.81 (0 to 4) | 1.38 ± 2.1 (0 to 6) | 0.013c* |
Ventilator day (days) | 1.0 ± 1.67 (0 to 7) | 3.46 ± 6.4 (0 to 20) | 0.236c |
Tracheostomy (n) | 1 | 2 | 0.232b |
Cervical fusion before halo-vest fixation (n) | 8 | 2 | 0.308b |
Prevertebral soft tissue swelling (n) | 9 | 2 | 0.231b |
Etiology | |||
Trauma (n) | 16 | 8 | 0.790b |
OPLL (n) | 3 | 0 | 0.539 b |
Cervical spondylosis (n) | 3 | 2 | 0.645 b |
Suppurative spondylitis (n) | 2 | 2 | 0.579 b |
Other (n) | 4 | 1 | 1.00 b |
Complications | |||
Hypertension (n) | 6 | 6 | 0.146 b |
Diabetes (n) | 4 | 3 | 0.659 b |