Table 3.
Comparison of the revision rate and other complication rates according to other publications. ACM, Arnold–Chiari I malformation; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
| LP Versus LP | Ours (n = 137) |
Aoki (n = 204) |
p Value †† | Duthel (n = 195) |
p Value †† | Yadav (n = 409) |
p Value †† | Bloch (n = 33) |
p Value †† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revision | 1 (0.7%) | 33 (16.2%) | <0.001 | N/D | N/D | 44 (11%) | <0.001 | 9 (17%) | <0.001 |
| Malfunction | 0 | 29 (14%) | N/A | 28 (4%) | N/A | 32 (7.8%) | N/A | 5 (15%) | N/A |
| Infection | 1 (0.7%) | 2 (1%) | 0.813 | 10 (5%) | 0.028 | 14 (3.4%) | 0.097 | 2 (6%) | 0.038 |
| CSF leakage * | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 12 (2.9%) | N/A | 2(6%) | N/A |
| ACM | 0 | 4 (2%) | N/A | 1 (0.5%) | N/A | 2 (0.5%) | N/A | 0 | N/A |
| Radicular pain | 0 | 10 (5%) | N/A | 0 | N/A | 2 (0.5%) | N/A | 0 | N/A |
| Subdural hematoma † | 3 (2.2%) | 6 (2.9%) | 0.679 | 8 (4%) | 0.343 | 0 | N/A | 2 (6%) | 0.241 |
n: number of patients; N/D: no data; N/A: not available; *: Includes pseudomeningocele; †: Includes subdural hematoma, subdural effusion, and overdrainage; ††: Fisher’s exact test.