Risk factors for delayed extubation after single-stage, multi-level anterior cervical decompression and posterior fusion

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 389-393

  Kwon, Brian ^a   Yoo, Jung U ^b   Furey, Christopher G ^c   Rowbottom, James ^c   Emery, Sanford E ^d  

^a Boston Spine Group   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Cervical spine; Complications; Extubation delay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DECOMPRESSION AND POSTERIOR FUSION; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; CUFF; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KYPHOSIS; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE METASTASIS; SPONDYLOSIS; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746869241     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200608000-00002     Document Type: Article

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