Abstract
More than 50% of patients diagnosed with acute, traumatic spinal cord injury will experience at least 1 complication during their hospitalization. Age, severity of neurological injury, concurrent traumatic brain injury, comorbid illness, and mechanism of injury are all associated with increasing risk of complication. More than 75% of complications will occur within 2 weeks of injury. The complications associated with SCI carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality; their early identification and management is critical in the care of the SCI patient.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 147-155 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Neurosurgery clinics of North America |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Complications
- Spinal cord injury
- Trauma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology