Reasons for delayed spinal cord decompression in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injuries in Iran: A qualitative study from the perspective of neurosurgeons / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
; (6): 356-359, 2021.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-922709
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE@#The median time from the event leading to the spinal cord injury (SCI) to the time of decompressive surgery is estimated to be 6.9 days in Iran, which is much longer than the proposed ideal time (less than 24 h) in published guidelines. The current qualitative study aimed to determine the reasons for the observed decompression surgery delay in Iran from the perspective of neurosurgeons.@*METHODS@#This qualitative study is designed to perform content analysis on the gathered data from face-to-face semi-structured interviews with 12 Iranian neurosurgeons.@*RESULTS@#The findings of the current study suggest that patient-related factors constitute more than half of the codes extracted from the interviews. Overall, the type of injury, presence of polytrauma, and surgeons' wrong attitude are the main factors causing delayed spinal cord decompression in Iranian patients from the perspective of neurosurgeons. Other notable factors include delay in transferring patients to the trauma center, delay in availability of necessary equipment, and scarce medical personnel.@*CONCLUSION@#In the perspective of neurosurgeons, the type of injury, presence of polytrauma, and surgeons' wrong attitude are the leading reasons for delayed decompressive surgery of individuals with SCI in Iran.
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Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Traumatismos da Medula Espinal
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Descompressão
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Neurocirurgiões
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Irã (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Pesquisa qualitativa
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo