title: [Therapeutic complications of posterior vertebral column resection for spinal tumors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize and analyze the complications of posterior vertebral column resection in the treatment of spinal tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  The complications of 31 patients were recorded and categorized into primary and secondary complications. Many factors such as segment, bleeding volume and surgical duration were reviewed. The SPSS 12.0 software was used to analyze the relations between the complications and these factors retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two primary and 30 secondary complications were identified. A definite relation existed between the delayed removal of endotracheal intubation and bleeding volume. And a definite relation existed also between transient thrombocytopenia and operative duration. There was no relation between prosthetic subsidence and various factors (including follow-up period).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most complications are secondary and have basically no effect on the recovery of patients. And prevention are feasible in most cases. So a thorough plan should be devised to prevent the occurrences of potential complications, especially primary ones. For any occurrence, active treatment should be offered to improve the surgical safety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jian-guo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Shu-gang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian-hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult