Research Article

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

Table 3

Clinical presentation.

Group A (early onset)Group B (delayed onset)

Onset (h)<0.05
Time from onset to evacuation (h)0.009
Symptoms
 Dysesthesias (%)15 (30.6%)5 (23.8%)0.58
 Pain (%)5 (10.2%)1 (4.8%)
 Muscle weakness (%)29 (59.2%)15 (71.4%)
JOA score
 Admission0.18
 Discharge0.039

Values in bold indicates value < 0.05, which is considered as significance difference.