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Bør cervikalcolumna manipuleres?
Henrik Wulff Christensen Nordic Ins<tute of Chiroprac<c and Clinical Biomechanics (NIKKB) Odense, Danmark
JA
Hvis der er indika.on
Én (ud af mange) sikker og effek.v behandlingsmetode
Bivirkninger ved SMT
1. Godartede (benigne) – normal reaktion!
2. Alvorlige - komplikationer
Benigne bivirkninger
Den normale reaktion hos kiropraktor patienter
• Lokal ømhed (19%)
• Radikulært ubehag (4%)
• Træthed (4%)
• Hovedpine (4%)
• Svimmelhed (2.5%)
• Varme fornemmelse i huden (0.25%)
Senstad et al., Scand J Prim Health Care (1996) - RETROSPEKTIVT
Benigne bivirkninger
Den normale reaktion hos kiropraktor patienter
• Lokal ømhed (53%)
• Radikulært ubehag (10%)
• Træthed (11%)
• Hovedpine (12%)
• Svimmelhed (<5%)
• Varme fornemmelse i huden (<5%)
Senstad et al., Spine (1997) PROSPEKTIVT
Benigne bivirkninger
Den ”normale” reaktion hos patienter med nakke smerter
• Nakke sm. eller ømhed (27.7%) [22.3%]
• Radikulært smerte/ubehag (6.4%) [5.8%]
• Træthed (12.1%) [7.9%]
• Hovedpine (15.6%) [15.8%]
• Svimmelhed (4.3%) [2.2%] *
• Opkastning (2.1%) [1.4%] *
• Sløret syn (2.8%) [0.7%] *
• Susen i ørene (3.5%) [2.2%]
• Forvirring/desorientering (1.4%) [2.5%]
Hurwitz et al, JMPT (2004)
Alvorlige bivirkninger ved SMT
1. Lumbal diskus syndrom inkl. radikulopati
og cauda equina syndrom
2. Cervical diskus syndrom inkl. radikulopati og myelopati
3. Forskellige post manipulative hændelser
4. Cerebrovasculære hændelser
Lumbal diskus syndrom
• Nerverodskompression
Hyppighed:
1:174.000 (radikulært udfald)
• Cauda equina
Hyppighed:
1:>2.000.000
Cervical diskus syndrom
• Nerverodskompression
Hyppighed:
Ukendt/ Case reports
• Myelopati
Hyppighed:
Ukendt/ Case reports
Post manipula.ve hændelser
Comorbiditet
Antikoagulations behandling (hæmatom)
Spondolytisk stenose (myelopati)
Paget´s sygdom (myelopati)
Tumorer (myelopati)
Post manipula.ve hændelser
Traumer
Fractur (eks. costae, kompression?)
Hæmatomer
Cervikal manipulativ behandling (CMB) : ca. 100.000.000 / år i USA
yderst sparsom forskning !
Spændingshovedpine / smerter i nakken forekommer meget hyppigt
10.000 nordmænd: 34% indenfor 1 år, 14% > 6 måneder
Bovim G, Schrader H, Sand T Neck pain in the general population Spine 1994; 19:1307-1309
RCT: effekt af CMB ?
Cochrane review 27 RCT , 1522 participants Cervical manipulation and mobilisation produced similar changes. Either may provide immediate- or short-term change; no long-term data are available. Optimal techniques and dose are unresolved. Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.
Manipulation or mobilisation for neck pain.Gross A, Miller J, D'Sylva J, Burnie SJ, Goldsmith CH, Graham N, Haines T, Brønfort G, Hoving JL. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20; (1):CD004249. Epub 2010 Jan 20.
Effekt af CMB ?
Best synthesis evidence 139 articles Our best evidence synthesis suggests that therapies involving manual therapy and exercise are more effective than usual care for patients with neck pain.
Treatment of neck pain: noninvasive interventions: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Feb 15;33(4 Suppl):S123-52. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181644b1d, Hurwitz et al,
The task force concluded: Manipulation as one of several firstline treatments for neck pain, whiplash, and related headaches (RCT + adverse effects) (Hurwitz Spine 2008) Decision analysis model examining drugs, exercise, mobilisation, and manipulation for neck pain incl benefits and harms and incorporating patient preferences – NO CLEAR WINNER when the objective was to maximise quality adjusted life (Hurwitz Spine 2008)
Shekelle PG. What role for chiropractic in health care? N Engl J Med 1998;339:1074-5
»cervical manipulation arouses far more concern about safety than the use of
lumbar manipulation«
»discourage the use of cervical manipulation ….
because of an unacceptably high risk/benefit ratio«
Powell FC et al. A risk/benefit analysis of spinal manipulation therapy for relief of lumbar or cervical pain. Neurosurgery 1993;33(1):73-8
Frygt for vertebrobasilar arterie (VBA)
hjerneblødning (stroke)
Hvor ofte sker VBA efter CMB ? 1:20.000 - 1:3.000.000 Vickers A, Zollman C. The manipulative therapies; osteopaty and chiropractic. BMJ 1999; 319:1176-9 Carey PF: A report on the occurence of cerebral vascular accidents in chiropractic practice. J Can Chiropract Assoc 1993;37:104-106 Dvorak J et al.: How dangerous is manipulation of the cervical spine ? Man Med 1985;2:1-4 Dabbs V et al.: A risk assessment of cervical manipulation vs. NSAIDs for the treatment of neck pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1995;18:530-536 Terrett AGJ: Vascular accidents from cervical spine manipulation: Report on 107 cases. J Aust Chiro Assoc 1987;17:15-24 Haynes MJ: Stroke following cervical manipulation in Perth. Chiro J Aust 1994;24:42-46 Gutmann G: Verletzungen der Arteria vertebralis durch manuelle Therapie. Manuelle Medizin 1983;21:2-14 Dvorak J et al.: Frequency of complications of manipulation of the spine. A survey among the Swiss Medical Society of Manual Medicine. Eur Spine J 1993;2:136-139 Klougart N et al.: Safety in chiropractic practice, Part I; The occurrence of cerebrovascular accidents after manipulation to the neck in Denmark from 1978-1988. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1996;19:371-377 Hosek RS et al.: Cervical manipulation. JAMA 1981;245:922-922
DK VBA i kiropraktorpraksis Patientforsikringen: 10 tilfælde 2004-2010 Antagelse 550 kiropraktorer i DK. 320.000 patienter / år 7 behandlinger / pt 1/560.000 2/5 cervikale behandlinger
Patient karakteristik?
Age distribution
Tidsfaktor mellem SMT og CVA
69 % umiddelbart under SMT 3 % minutter efter SMT 9 % < 1 time efter SMT
8 % 1 - 6 timer efter SMT 5 % 7 - 24 timer efter SMT 6 % > 24 timer efter SMT
Terrett, 1996
183 ptt Terrett AGJ. Vertebrobasilar Stroke following Manipulation. National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company, 1996
115 ptt Haldeman S et al. Risk factors and precipitating neck movements causing vertebrobasilar artery dissection after cervical trauma and spinal manipulation. Spine 1999; 24:785-794
196 ptt Smedegaard Andersen B & Thim HM CVAs and cervical manipulation – a diploma study. Odense University 2001
# cases publiceret i 5-års intervaller
Cerebrovaskulære katastrofer efter SMT
er meget sjældne:
ca. 400-500 i litteraturen
Måske hyppigere ?
Lee KP, Carlini WG, McCormick GF, Albers GW. Neurologic complications following chiropractic manipulation: a survey of California neurologists. Neurology 1995; 45:1213-1215 Robertson JT. Authors rebuttal to »Neck manipulation as a cause of stroke«. Stroke 1982; 13:260-261 Rivett DA, Milburn PD. Complications arising from spinal manipulative therapy in New Zealand. Physiotherapy 1997; 83:626-632
Klinik
• Risikopa.enten? – alder – køn – diabetes/rygestatus/hormonel behandling m.m. – symptomer – forandringer i col. cerv. – vaskulære forandringer (e.g. Ehlors-‐Danlos) – comorbiditet
Sidney Rubinstein, Thesis 2008
Cervical arterie dissec.on
• Gene.sk predisposi.on – a1 (ingen associa.on), bindevævssygdomme (mulig associa.on), gene muta.oner (ingen associa.on), homocystein (stærk associa.on), karabnormaliteter (stærk associa.on), migræne (stærk associa.on)
METODEPROBLEMER; selek.on bias, lille studie, manglende mul.variat analyse, mangelen blinding af undersøger, mulig confounder
Rubinstein 2008
Cervical arterie dissec.on
• Miljøfaktorer – infek.oner (svag associa.on), p-‐piller (posi.v associa.on)
METODEPROBLEMER: selek.onsbias, manglende blinding, manglende stra.ficering.
Rubinstein 2008
Cervical arterie dissec.on
• Traume – manipula.on (stærk associa.on) METODEPROBLEMER: små studier (n=7), selek.ons og informa.ons bias.
Rubinstein 2008
Cervical arterie dissec.on
• Risikofaktorer for arteriosklerose – vaskulære risikofaktorer (hypertension, DM, rygning, p-‐piller, kolesterol) nega.v associa.on sammenlignet med andre ”strokes”
-‐ alder < 45 år højere frekvens METODEPROBLEMER: ingen rapporteret.
Rubinstein 2008
”Predictors of adverse events”
• Prospek.vt, mul.center kohorte studie • 579 pa.enter • 60 uabængige variable undersøgt
– 4 faktorer var prædik.ve for ”adverse event” i .lfælde af kiroprak.sk behandling for nakkesmerter en af disse beskycende effekt
Rubinstein 2008
”Predictors of adverse events”
• Rapporteret brug af rota.onsteknik ved behandling i nakken
• Erhvervsstatus (fuld.d, del.d, arbejdsløs >< sygemeldt/understøcelse)
• Langvarige nakkesmerter indenfor det sidste år (>60 dg)
• Beskycende effekt: besøg hos e.l. inden besøg hos kiropraktor
Rubinstein 2008
Klinik
• Manipula.onen – behandlingsstyrken – behandlingsfrekvensen – behandlingsniveauet – selve teknikken
Anbefalinger ved SMT i cervical kolumna
• Størstedelen af .lfælde drejer sig om skader på AV i øvre del af nakken.
• Rota.on af col. cerv. i særlig grad kompromicerer AV i den øvre del af nakken.
• Med rimelighed kan antages, at især rota.onsbehandling har været anvendt på de skadeslidte pa.enter.
Symptomer ved muligt CVI • Svimmelhed • Bevistløshed • Dobbeltsyn • Dysarthria • Dysphagia • Ataxi • Opkastninger • Følelsesløshed • Nystagmus
... er manipulationsbehandling farlig ?
Er behandling av cervikalcolumna farlig
Henrik Wulff Christensen Nordic Ins<tute of Chiroprac<c and Clinical Biomechanics Odense, Danmark
NEJ
Vertebrobasilar Artery (VBA) Stroke and Chiropractic Care
• One concern about manipulation is the risk of stroke
• Multiple case reports of VBA dissection and stroke – lowest level of evidence
• Other activitites like rotation and extension af the neck, yoga, looking up and hair washing at a salon have been reported as cases
J. David Cassidy, DC, PhD, DrMedSc
Case-‐series Case-‐reports
Cross-‐sec<onal
Case-‐control
Cohort
Prævalens, incidens, prognose, risiko
Clinical observa<on
Designed studies
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Learning Objectives • Consider epidemiology of vertebral artery
dissection and subsequent stroke.
• Understand strengths and weakness of the evidence on this issue.
• Consider causal mechanisms for stroke in
younger persons seeking chiropractic care.
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Presentation • Stroke and Chiropractic
• Past Studies
• Study Methods
• Study Results
• Discussion
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Cervical Artery Dissections
Vertebral
Internal Carotid
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Cervical Artery Dissections • Arise from intimal tear
– Possible risk factors: genetic (connective tissue disorder), migraine, minor trauma, spontaneous (idiopathic)
• Prognosis depends on severity (stenosis, collateral circulation and thromboembolic complications) – Most strokes due to dissection are thromboembolic
– Most recover (< 5% deaths)
• Annual incidence of dissection-related strokes (from Olmstead County, MN: Lee et al., Neurology 2006: 67:1809-12): – Carotid: 1.72 per 100,000 per year in population (95% CI: 1.13-2.32)
– Vertebral: 0.97 per 100,000 per year in population (95% CI: 0.52-1.40) • 80% presented with head or neck pain
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Chiropractic Stroke?
Over 80% of patients with vertebral artery dissection present with neck and/or headache (Lee et al., Neurology, 2006).
Vertebral Dissection
VBA Stroke
C1-2 Rotation
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Chiropractic Stroke?
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Chiropractic Stroke?
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Past Studies • Multiple case reports and opinion
papers. – Occurs in previously healthy young
people • Only 3 analytic (i.e., controlled)
studies: – Rothwell et al., Stroke 2001 (Ontario) – Smith et al., Neurology 2003 (California) – Cassidy et al., Spine 2008 (Ontario)
Past Case-Control Study
582
stroke cases
2,328 different control subjects
Past Chiropractic Service within one week?
yes
yes
no
no
Time
* Rothwell et al., Stroke 2001
Ontario 1993-1998 (pop.~11 M)
< 45 years old: OR=5.03 (95% CI=1.32-43.87)
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Past Case-Control Study
26 CAD 51 VAD N=100
Other Strokes N=100
Past Chiropractic Service within 30 Days?
yes
yes
no
no
Time
Smith et al., Neurology 2003 OR not significant for all and CAD OR= 6.6 (95% CI=1.4-30) for VAD
UCSF & Stanford Stroke
Registries 1995-2000 N=1,107
< 60 years old
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Presentation • Stroke and Chiropractic
• Past Studies
• Study Methods
• Study Results
• Discussion
• Ontario population (pop.~12 million) • Excluding institutionalized, Military
Universal health care databases:
• 94% of population covered
• CIHI hospitalizations capture VBA stroke
• OHIP ambulatory care captures chiropractic and physician visits (exposures)
Study Population
• Cases – All incident VBA stroke cases hospitalized
over 9 years in Ontario • ICD-9 433.0 and 433.2 (occlusion and stenosis
of vertebral and basilar artery) – No previous hospital admission for stroke
• Controls (4 per case) – Matched on sex and age – No previous hospital admission for stroke
Methods
Study Exposures 1. Chiropractic (DC)
– Diagnostic billing codes used to identify services
– Excludes radiographic services
– Identified headache and neck pain services
2. General Practitioners (GP) – Diagnostic billing codes used to identify services
– Excludes services without individual patient care
– Identified headache and neck pain services
1. Matched Pair Case Control – Control is different person matched on age
and sex to case on index date
2. Matched Pair Case Crossover – Control is same person matched to
themselves at previous times.
– Better control of confounding factors.
Designs
Case-Control Design
818
stroke cases
3,164 different control subjects
Past DC or GP Service within x days?
yes
yes
no
no
Time
Ontario 1993-2002
(pop.~12 M)
Stratified by < 45 years and >= 45 years old
Cassidy et al, Spine 2008
Case-Crossover Design
Multiple past control times
yes
yes
no
no
Time Ontario
1993-2002 (pop.~12 M)
Past DC or GP Service within x days?
Stratified by < 45 years and >= 45 years old
818 stroke cases
time prior to stroke
0-7 days week week 2 week washout 2 weeks
Stroke (index) date: Exposure window:
Washout period:
Control periods:
0 1 year
Case-Crossover Design
Presentation • Stroke and Chiropractic
• Past Studies
• Study Methods
• Study Results
• Discussion
• 818 VBA strokes from 1993-2002
• > 109 million person-years at risk
• 36.7% female
• Mean age 63; Median age 63
• 102 case < 45 years
Results VBA
Variable* Cases (n=818) Controls (n=3,164)
Hypertension 276 (33.7%) 738 (23.3%)
Heart Disease 275 (33.6%) 506 (16.0%)
Diabetes 155 (19.0%) 247 (7.8%)
High Cholesterol 62 (7.6%) 200 (6.3%)
At least one risk factor 515 (63.0%) 1,294 (40.9%)
* Ambulatory diagnoses from data during the one-year period preceding the index date
Comorbid Conditions
* Unable to estimate
Case Control: DC
Exposure window
Case Control Age < 45 years Age ≥ 45 years
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
0-1 days 1.1 (0.4-2.6)
0.4-2.6 12.0 (1.2-115.4)
* 0.6 (0.2-1.9)
0.1-1.9
0-3 days 0.9 (0.4-1.8)
0.4-1.8 3.3 (1.0-10.9)
0.8-14.0 0.4 (0.2-1.3)
0.1-1.3
0-7 days 1.00 (0.5-1.8)
0.5-1.8 2.4 (1.0-6.0)
0.8-6.3 0.6 (0.2-1.3)
0.2-1.2
0-14 days 1.2 (0.8-1.9)
0.8-1.9 3.1 (1.4-6.7)
1.3-7.3 0.8 (0.5-1.5)
0.5-1.5
0-30 days 1.1 (0.8-1.7)
0.8-1.6 3.1 (1.5-6.6)
1.3-7.2 0.8 (0.5-1.3)
0.5-1.3
Case Control: GP
Exposure window
Case Control Age < 45 years Age ≥ 45 years
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
1-1 days 7.2 (4.7-11.1)
4.6-11.2 11.2 (3.6-35.0)
2.7-52.0 6.7 (4.2-10.6)
4.2-10.7
1-3 days 3.6 (2.8-4.7)
2.7-4.8 9.5 (4.0-23.0)
3.5-28.0 3.2 (2.4-4.3)
2.4-4.3
1-7 days 3.3 (2.7-4.0)
2.7-4.0 4.8 (2.6-9.0)
2.4-8.7 3.1 (2.5-3.9)
2.5-3.9
1-14 days 3.1 (2.6-3.7)
2.6-3.7 4.7 (2.8-7.8)
2.7-7.9 3.0 (2.5-3.5)
2.5-3.5
1-30 days 2.8 (2.4-3.2)
2.4-3.3 3.6 (2.2-5.9)
2.1-6.2 2.7 (2.3-3.2)
2.3-3.2
Case Crossover: DC
* Unable to estimate
Exposure window
Case Crossover Age < 45 years Age ≥ 45 years
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
0-1 days 1.8 (0.7-4.8)
0.5-5.6 5.0 (0.8-31.0)
* 1.1 (0.3-4.0)
0.0-4.8
0-3 days 1.1 (0.5-2.5)
0.5-2.8 3.4 (1.0-12.3)
* 0.6 (0.2-1.8)
0.2-2.1
0-7 days 0.8 (0.4-1.6)
0.4-1.9 12.2 (2.5-59.0)
* 0.3 (0.1-0.8)
*
0-14 days 1.5 (0.9-2.5)
0.8-2.7 4.9 (1.6-12.6)
* 1.0 (0.5-1.9)
0.5-2.0
0-30 days 1.3 (0.8-2.1)
0.7-2.1 3.6 (1.4-9.4)
1.5-10.8 0.9 (0.5-1.6)
0.5-1.6
Case Crossover: GP
Exposure window
Case Crossover Age < 45 years Age ≥ 45 years
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
1-1 days 4.4 (3.0-6.3)
3.1-6.5 15.2 (4.3-54.2)
3.7-68.0 3.7 (2.5-5.5)
2.5-5.6
1-3 days 2.9 (2.3-3.8)
2.2-3.7 5.6 (2.6-12.4)
2.1-14.6 2.7 (2.0-3.5)
2.0-3.5
1-7 days 2.4 (1.9-2.9)
1.9-3.0 2.9 (1.6-5.1)
1.6-5.1 2.3 (1.9-2.9)
1.9-2.9
1-14 days 2.4 (2.0-2.9)
2.0-2.9 3.5 (2.1-6.0)
2.0-6.5 2.3 (1.9-2.7)
1.9-2.8
1-30 days 2.4 (2.0-2.9)
2.0-3.0 3.0 (1.8-5.0)
1.7-5.1 2.3 (1.9-2.9)
1.9-3.0
* Unable to estimate
Services month before index date
All cases
Age < 45 years
Age ≥ 45 years
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Bootstrap
95% CI
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Bootstrap 95% CI
Chiropractic services
1.1 (1.0-1.2)
1.0-1.2 1.4 (1.1-1.7)
1.0-1.9 1.0 (0.8-1.1)
0.8-1.2
General practitioner services
1.5 (1.4-1.6)
1.3-1.7 1.3 (1.1-1.7)
0.9-1.9 1.5 (1.4-1.7)
1.4-1.7
Headache or cervical chiropractic services
1.2 (1.0-1.4)
1.0-1.5 2.8 (1.4-5.5)
* 1.0 (0.8-1.2)
0.7-1.3
Headache or cervical general practitioner services
4.0 (2.9-5.5)
2.7-5.8 10.6 (3.5-32.8)
3.5-43.6 3.5 (2.5-5.0)
2.4-5.3
Number of Services
Presentation • Stroke and Chiropractic
• Past Studies
• Study Methods
• Study Results
• Discussion
Discussion 1. 102 VBA strokes in persons under
age 45 years over 9 years in Ontario
2. Risks are same for DC and GP
3. Risks are greater for neck/head pain
related visits to GP and DC
Causal Pathways?
Neck Pain Headache
Chiropractic Manipulation
Stroke Vertebrobasilar Dissection
1. Chiropractic causes dissection
Causal Pathways?
Neck Pain Headache
Chiropractic Manipulation
Stroke Dissection
2a. Chiropractic causes thrombus
Thrombus
Causal Pathways?
Neck Pain Headache
DC/GP visit
Stroke Dissection
2b. DC or GP causes thrombus
Thrombus
Causal Pathways?
Neck Pain Headache
DC/GP visit
Stroke Dissection
3. DC or GP visit not causal
Thrombus
Protopathic Bias
Strengths - Limitations 1. Large source population (more than 109
million person-years)
2. Accurate and independent measures of GP and DC visits (exposures)
3. Selection bias controlled by design
4. Confounding controlled by design
5. Misclassification of stroke diagnoses
Take Home Messages
1. VBA stroke is rare. 2. Risk is the same for DC and GP
care. 3. Dissection presenting as neck pain
and/or headache likely explains these associations.
4. More studies needed.
... er det farligt at komme på hospital ?
Review af 30.121 journaler fra 51 NY hospitaler i 1984
• 3,7 % »disabling iatrogenic injuries«
• 13,6% af disse fatale
Brennan TA et al. Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I. N Engl J Med 1991;324:370-376 Leape LL et al. The nature of adverse events in hospitalized patients Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study II. N Engl J Med 1991;324:377-384
Generel anæstesi mortalitet 1- 4 /10.000
Fedtsugning 15 døde ved 112.756 operationer CABG 3,7 % - 11,0 %
3,4 % - 5,7 % (27.000 ptt)
Hofte alloplastik 4,0 % - 20,9% 1,1 % - 1,9 % (16.000 ptt)
TUR-P 1,1 % (85.000 ptt)
Hemorrhoidectomy 11 % (+70 årige)
Sammenlignet med mange andre smertelindrende procedurer (kirurgi) synes
SMT ikke at være specielt farligt
Den udbredte frygt blandt sundhedspersonale for SMT
er måske mere et fagpolitisk holdning end et egentligt klinisk problem ?
• Email: [email protected]
• Web sites: www.uhnresearch.ca
www.nikkb.dk
• Acknowledgements: • David Cassidy – for providing most of the slides
More Information?
Internal caro.d artery strains during HVLA – manipula.on of the neck
• SMT been postulated to damage internal structure at the treatment site
• Licle informa.on • Examined (n=12) sonomicrometry – strains on caro.d artery during ROM and SMT
• Concluded: Maximal ICA strains imparted by cervical SMT were well within the normal ROM (thus does not seem to be a factor of ICA injuries)
Herzog et al, JMPT, 2012