Cardiac pacing in patients with a cervical spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 867-871

  Rangappa, P ^a   Jeyadoss, J ^b   Flabouris, A ^c   Clark, J M ^d   Marshall, R ^e  

^a Department of Biochemistry   (India)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre   (Australia)

^e ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

bradycardia; cardiac pacemaker; cardiovascular instability; cervical spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 78649760375     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.48     Document Type: Article

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