Abstract:Objective To explore the multivariate analysis and treatment strategy of early complications of acute cervical spinal cord injury in high altitude area. Methods The clinical data of 302 patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury were analyzed retrospectively from January 2011 to December 2016. The distribution of early complications in the patients was analyzed, and risk factors of early complications was analyzed by single factor and Logistic multivariate analysis. Results Of the 302 patients, 241 (79.80%) had different types of early complications, including constipation (75.49% ), heart rate reduction (47.35% ),hyponatremia (45.03%), high fever (40.72%), respiratory dysfunction (34.10%) and blood pressure reduction(30.79%). Logistic multivariate analysis showed that settlement time less than 1 year, complete spinal cord injury, C4 and above levels of spinal cord injury, combining with craniocerebral injury, without tracheotomy and without atomization sputum suction were risk factors of early complications of acute cervical spinal cord injury in high altitude area (OR= 1.737, 3.522, 3.673, 2.301, 1.993 and 2.942,P < 0.05). Conclusions The incidence of early complications in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury in high altitude area ishigh. Clinical monitoring can be strengthened to the patients with settlement time less than 1 year, with complete spinal cord injury, with C4 and above levels of spinal cord injury, combining with craniocerebral injury, without tracheotomy and without atomization sputum suction to reduce the incidence of early complications.