Smith G K, Smith E D
Br Med J. 1973 Oct 27;4(5886):189-97. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5886.189.
This paper discusses (1) the mortality in 295 patients with myelomeningocele born 1961-9, (2) the "quality of life" of 88 surviving patients born 1961-5, and (3) their implications for selection for treatment in spina bifida cystica. Evidence is presented that high neurological levels, the presence of severe hydrocephalus, especially if present at birth, meningitis and ventriculitis, and gross renal disease are very adverse factors both in mortality and in quality of life. In selection for treatment we recommend immediate repair of the sac in most low lesions, deferring treatment in high lesions, and re-evaluation of the survivors of the latter group at 1 month or later.
(1)1961年至1969年出生的295例脊髓脊膜膨出患者的死亡率;(2)1961年至1965年出生的88例存活患者的“生活质量”;以及(3)这些情况对囊肿性脊柱裂治疗选择的影响。有证据表明,神经功能高位、严重脑积水的存在,尤其是出生时即存在、脑膜炎和脑室炎,以及严重肾病,在死亡率和生活质量方面都是非常不利的因素。在治疗选择方面,我们建议对大多数低位病变立即进行囊袋修复,对高位病变推迟治疗,并在1个月或更晚对后一组的存活者进行重新评估。