Surgical and long-term functional outcomes of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy following spinal deformity correction

Table 2 Aetiology of death during follow-up in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy after surgical correction of spinal deformity, n (%)

Cause of death	Number of patients
Respiratory failure	10 (41.6)
Pneumonia	7 (29.2)
Severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction	6 (25)
Tracheostomy bleeding	1 (4.2)

In our cohort of 43 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who underwent surgical correction of spinal deformity, 24 patients died during follow-up due to respiratory failure, pneumonia, severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction, or tracheostomy bleeding.