Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score Is Predictive of Perioperative Adverse Events in Operatively Treated Thoracic and Lumbar Fractures.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study of patients with surgically treated thoracolumbar fractures.

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the incidence of adverse events (AEs) after surgical stabilization of thoracolumbar spine injuries and to identify predictive factors for the occurrence of AEs.

Overview Of Literature: Thoracolumbar spine fractures are frequently present in patients with blunt trauma and are associated with significant morbidity.

Hour-to-hour variability of respiratory sleep indices and ambulatory blood pressure.

Study Objectives: Respiratory sleep indices are traditionally reported on the basis of the average total sleep time. The relationship between the hour-to-hour variability of these parameters and blood pressure (BP) has not been reported.

Methods: We evaluated the associations of the hour-to-hour variability of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), oxygen desaturation index (ODI), and lowest oxygen saturation with the 24-h ambulatory BP in patients with hypertension and newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.