Respiratory management of pediatric patients with spinal cord injuries: Retrospective review of the duPont experience

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-36

  Padman, Raj ^a   Alexander, Michael ^a   Thorogood, Christine ^a   Porth, Susan ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Respiratory; Spinal cord injury; Tracheostomy; Ventilator dependent; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPORT INJURY; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEITIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; BREATHING MECHANICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0037361157     PISSN: 08884390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0888439003251751     Document Type: Article

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