Respiratory management following spinal cord injury: A clinical practice guideline for health-care professionals

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-293

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ANABOLIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; METHYLXANTHINE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; STEROID; VACCINE;

ARTERIAL GAS; ASPIRATION; ATELECTASIS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DYSPHAGIA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG RECEPTOR; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEOSTOMY; VITAL CAPACITY; APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING DISORDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

APNEA; ATELECTASIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 23844452782     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2005.11753821     Document Type: Review

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