Spinal epidural abscess: Evaluation of factors influencing outcome

Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 958-964

  Khanna, Rohit K ^a   Malik, Ghaus M ^a   Rock, Jack P ^a   Rosenblum, Mark L ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Grading scheme; Medical treatment; Outcome; Spinal epidural abscess; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PARESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 0029823763     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199611000-00016     Document Type: Article

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