Clinical results of early stabilization of spine fractures in polytrauma patients

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 694.e7-694.e9

  Park, Ki Chul ^a   Park, Ye Soo ^a   Seo, Wan Sik ^a   Moon, Jun Ki ^a   Kim, Bo Hyun ^a  

^a Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Early stabilization; ISS (injury severity score); Polytrauma; Thoracolumbar spine fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; UTILIZATION; VERTEBRA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902269671     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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