Management of respiratory problems unique to high tetraplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-244

  Fromm, B ^a   Hundt, G ^a   Gerner, Hj ^a   Baer, Ga ^b   Exner, G ^c   Botel U ^d   Naumann, Cp ^e   Baumberger, Me ^e   Zach G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e Dept of Anaesthesia/Intensive Care ^*  (Switzerland)

^f SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

High level tetraplegia; Mechanical ventilation; Spinal cord injury; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION DISORDER; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0032939124     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100759     Document Type: Article

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