Sex disparities in adverse outcomes after surgically managed isolated traumatic spinal injury.
Ahmad Mohammad IsmailMaximilian Peter ForsstenBabak SaraniMarcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro JuniorParker ChangDhanisha Jayesh TrivediFrank HildebrandShahin MohseniPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2023)
Female sex is associated with a significantly decreased risk of in-hospital mortality as well as cardiopulmonary and venothromboembolic complications following surgical management of traumatic spinal injuries. Further studies are needed to elucidate the cause of these differences.