Table 9.
Cervical and Thoracic Injuries: Riluzole and Registry Patients: Incidence of Medical Complications and p Values of Differences
| Riluzole N=36 | Registry N=36 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System/category | Patientsa | Incidenceb | Patientsa | Incidenceb | p value* |
| Infection | 14 | 0.389 | 13 | 0.361 | 0.81 |
| Pulmonary | 11 | 0.306 | 16 | 0.444 | 0.22 |
| Neuropsychiatric | 10 | 0.278 | 8 | 0.222 | 0.59 |
| Hematological | 7 | 0.194 | 9 | 0.250 | 0.57 |
| Cardiovascular | 5 | 0.139 | 11 | 0.306 | 0.09 |
| GI/GU | 5 | 0.139 | 9 | 0.250 | 0.19 |
| Skin | 4 | 0.111 | 3 | 0.083 | 0.69 |
a
Number of patients with at least one complication of the specified system.
b
Incidence of complications within 30 days of injury.
*
Pearson's chi-square test for comparing two proportions.
GI, gastrointestinal; GU, genitourinary.