Atelectasis and mucus plugging in spinal cord injury: Case report and therapeutic approaches

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 284-288

  Slonimski, Marc ^a   Aguilera, Elsa J ^a  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Atelectasis; Mucus; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; COUGHING; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MUCUS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROSTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SECRETION; SEPSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0035752192     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2001.11753586     Document Type: Article

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