Predictive value of Tokuhashi and Tomita scores in patients with metastatic spine disease
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Methods: This prospective cohort study included 52 consecutive patients who underwent surgery between 1997 and 2007 to alleviate pain and preserve or restore neurological function. All patients were prospectively evaluated with the Tokuhashi score and retrospectively with the Tomita score to compare their surgery indications. The relationship between the scores and overall survival time were compared. P values of less than 0.05 were considered significant.
Results: In predicting survival time, the Tokuhashi score was statistically significant (r=0.574, p=0.01), and the Tomita score borderline significant (r=-0.394, p=0.05). For overall survival after initial diagnosis, the Tokuhashi score was borderline significant for survival (r=0.380, p=0.05) and the Tomita score was not significant.
Conclusion: The prognostic Tokuhashi score appears to be more valuable for surgical indications than the Tomita score in patients with spinal metastases.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Sotiris Papastefanou
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Kalliopi Alpantaki
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Gabriel Akra
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Pavlos Katonis
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
23 Mart 2012
Gönderilme Tarihi
7 Mart 2014
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2012 Cilt: 46 Sayı: 1