[Update on current care guidelines: spinal cord injury]

Autor: Eija, Ahoniemi, Sarianna, Savolainen, Antti, Malmivaara, Timo, Pohjolainen, Gerhard, Baer, Antti, Dahlberg, Pekka, Hellström, Jyrki, Kankare, Antti, Ronkainen, Aarne, Ylinen
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja. 129(3)
ISSN: 0012-7183
Popis: Traumatic spinal cord injury is most common among men between 16 and 30 years. Prevention should be targeted both on traffic safety and individual behaviour Key issues in patient care are safe transfer from the place of injury to a hospital, diagnostic imaging (primarily CT, MRI if needed) and assessment of neurological injury by AIS-questionnaire, early surgical decompression and stabilisation for most cases, and treatment and rehabilitation starting from the emergency room and extending to life-long care carried out by a multi-professional team.
Databáze: OpenAIRE