Long-term outcome after neurosurgically treated spinal epidural abscess following epidural analgesia.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:A recent investigation demonstrated a high incidence of epidural abscess secondary to epidural catheterization and a 50% frequency of neurologic deficits. We studied short- and long-term neurologic outcome in patients operated for spinal epidural abscess after epidural analgesia. METHODS:Nineteen patients who had undergone neurosurgical decompression and drainage of a spinal epidural abscess during a 5-year period at three neurosurgical departments in East Denmark were identified by manual review of operating lists. RESULTS:Median epidural catheterization time was 8 days (range 3-44). Preoperatively 12 patients suffered from inferior paraparesis, one had irradiating pain from the back, and 6 patients had no neurologic deficits. Postoperatively 2 patients had recovered, but 3 other patients had deteriorated; therefore, 13 patients were discharged with paresis/plegia. Seven patients died during a median follow-up time for all patients of 41.6 months. One patient recovered completely, and one suffered from minor deficits. The remaining patients suffered from paraparesis/plegia or bladder/bowel dysfunction. CONCLUSION:Overall recovery rate for patients with paresis/plegia after epidural abscess was 20%. No patients with paresis/plegia following a thoracic abscess recovered in contrast to a 50% recovery rate for patients with lumbar epidural abscess. The majority of long-term survivors had severe neurologic deficits. Abscess formation contributed to one death.

authors

Wang LP,Hauerberg J,Schmidt JF

doi

10.1034/j.1399-6576.2001.450215.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-02-01 00:00:00

pages

233-9

issue

2

eissn

0001-5172

issn

1399-6576

pii

aas450215

journal_volume

45

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