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Delayed Onset Postoperative Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Lumbar Spinal Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes

Table 6

Literature review.

Author and yearNumberAge (years), sexIncidenceDisease levelSurgical approachTime to onset (days)Recovery rateSpeculated contributing factors

Spanier DE et al. 2000180
F
N/AL3-S1L3–S1 laminectomy and instrumented bilateral lateral fusion16N/AHeparin therapy and thrombocytopenia
Uribe J et al. 2003762
3F/4M
0.17%3C, 1CT, 2T, 1LLaminectomy, Laminoplasty5.771.43%Previous spinal surgery
Neo Masashi et al. 2006159
M
N/AC3-T1C3–T1 laminoplasty9N/ANone
Sokolowski MJ et al. 2006473.5
2F/2M
N/A3L, 1CTPosterior laminectomy, anterior discectomy12.5N/AElderly patients underwent multilevel procedures
Parthiban et al. 2008134
M
N/AT8T7 to T9 laminectomy3N/AParaspinal muscle stretching (arterial bleeding)
Kim Boram et.al 2010123
M
N/AL3En bloc spondylectomy9N/AMuscular branch of venous plexus
Tomii Masato et al. 2018156
M
N/AC4-6Cervical laminoplasty7N/AHypertension
Anno Masato et al. 2018667.2
N/A
0.18%1C, 2T, 3LN/A580%None

Disease level: C: cervical; T: thoracic; L: lumbar; CT: cervicothoracic.