The Effectiveness of Early Tracheostomy (within at least 10 Days) in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patients
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The Effectiveness of Early Tracheostomy (within at least 10 Days) in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patients
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the optimal time for tracheostomy by evaluating the benefits and safety of early versus late tracheostomy in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed a total of 254 patients with spinal cord injury. Of them, we selected 21 spinal cord injury patients who required tracheostomy due to long-term mechanical ventilation and anal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2005-3711,1598-7876
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2013.54.3.220