Variability in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury in the United Kingdom: Results of a national survey

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 880-888

  Werndle, Melissa C ^a   Zoumprouli, Argyro ^a   Sedgwick, Philip ^a   Papadopoulos, Marios C ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intensive care; neurosurgery; paralysis; paraplegia; quadriplegia; spinal injury

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PATIENT MONITORING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84858395332     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.2038     Document Type: Review

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