El presente estudio se ha diseñado con la finalidad de determinar la prevalencia del derrame pleural tras la intervención de fijación espinal por vía posterior en pacientes con fractura espinal traumática con lesión subyacente de la médula espinal. Se han incluido 20 pacientes intervenidos a lo largo de dos años. Todos ellos han cursado el postoperatorio en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos y se les ha practicado exámenes complementarios de control, que incluye estudio radiológico del tórax. La prevalencia de derrame pleural ha sido del 75%. El momento del diagnóstico ha sido dentro de las primeras 48 horas tras la intervención. El derrame no muestra predominio de ninguno de los dos lados y en general ha sido de escasa cuantía. Sólo en 4 casos se ha precisado su drenaje por ocasionar sintomatología respiratoria restrictiva, y en el resto de los casos la evolución ha sido favorable con medidas conservadoras.
The present study was designed with to determine the prevalence of pleural effusion after posterior approach for spinal fixation in patients with traumatic spinal fracture with underlying spinal cord lesion. The study included 20 patients over two years. The postoperative monitoring has been done in the Intensive Care Unit and have been practiced complementary examinations control, including chest x-ray study. The prevalence of pleural effusion was 75%, the time of diagnosis was within the first 48 hours after the operation. The pleural effusion does not preference for either side, and has generally been small claims. Only 4 patients it has been need drainage due to respiratory symptoms restrictive, and the o utcome have been favourable in rest of the cases at conservative treatment.
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