Cervical spinal cord, root, and bony spine injuries: A closed claims analysis

Anesthesiology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 782-795

  Hindman, Bradley J ^a,g   Palecek, John P ^b   Posner, Karen L ^c   Traynelis, Vincent C ^d   Lee, Lorri A ^c   Sawin, Paul D ^f   Tredway, Trent L ^e   Todd, Michael M ^a   Domino, Karen B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Orlando Neurosurgery   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 79953223605     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182104859     Document Type: Article

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