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Table 5 Patients who expired within 30 days of surgery

From: Complications and long-term outcomes after open surgery for traumatic subaxial cervical spine fractures: a consecutive series of 303 patients

No

Sex

Age

Preop AIS grade

Postop AIS grade

HISS

MT

Type of surgery

Surgery-death (days)

Cause of death

1

M

86

D

A

Mild

Yes

Anterior

10

Respiratory failure

2

M

63

NT

NT

Severe

Yes

Anterior

2

Brain injury

3

M

84

D

D

Mild

Yes

Anterior

3

Respiratory failure

4

M

48

A

A

Severe

Yes

Anterior

4

Brain injury

5

M

82

A

A

Mild

Yes

360°

4

Respiratory failure

6

M

80

A

A

Minimal

No

Posterior

6

Respiratory failure

7

M

87

C

A

Moderate

No

360°

19

Respiratory failure

  1. MT multitrauma, NT not testable