Timing of surgery following spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-19

  Kishan, Shyam ^a   Vives, Michael J ^a   Reiter, Mitchell F ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompression; Fracture; Laminectomy; Methylprednisolone; Spinal cord injuries; Surgical intervention

Indexed keywords

COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; LENGTH OF STAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18944368059     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2005.11753793     Document Type: Review

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