Kinetic therapy beds are associated with more complications in patients with thoracolumbar spinal column injuries

Surgical Infections

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 513-518

  Chipman, Jeffrey G ^a,b,d   Taylor, Jodie H ^a,c   Thorson, Melissa ^b   Skarda, David E ^a   Beilman, Gregory J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MMC 11 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INJURY SCALE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; BEDS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; SPINAL INJURIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33847359706     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2006.7.513     Document Type: Article

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