Definitive establishment of airway control is critical for optimal outcome in lower cervical spinal cord injury

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1328-1332

  Hassid, Victor J ^a   Schinco, Miren A ^a   Tepas, Joseph J ^a   Griffen, Margaret M ^a   Murphy, Terri L ^a   Frykberg, Eric R ^a   Kerwin, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spinal cord injury; Cervical spine; Intubation; Respiratory failure; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APNEA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 58249088375     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31818d07e4     Document Type: Article

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