Perioperative management of the unstable cervical spine

Care of the Critically Ill

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 82-90

  Ewart, Michael C ^a   Marshall, Robert W ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Cervical spine immobilisation; Complications; Spinal injuries; Surgery

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GM1; INOTROPIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NALOXONE;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BLEEDING; BLINDNESS; BODY POSITION; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORNEA INJURY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FLUID THERAPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTUBATION; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LUNG DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OXYGENATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE TUMOR; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 33845455496     PISSN: 02660970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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