Reasons for delayed spinal cord decompression in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injuries in Iran: A qualitative study from the perspective of neurosurgeons

Reasons for delayed spinal cord decompression in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injuries in Iran: A qualitative study from the perspective of neurosurgeons

Purpose: The median time from the event leading to the spinal cord injury (SCI) to the time of decompressive surgery is estimated to be 6.9 days in Iran, which is much longer than the proposed ideal time (less than 24 h) in published guidelines. The current qualitative study aimed to determine the r...

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Main Authors: Masoud SohrabiAsl, Zahra Ghodsi, Roya Habibi Arejan, Zahra Azadmanjir, Mahdi Sharif-Alhoseini, Moein Khormali, Maryam Shojaei, Abbas Rahimiforoushani, Alireza Khoshnevisan, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Michael G. Fehlings, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Subjects:
Spinal cord injuries
Decompression
Surgical
Neurosurgeons
Iran
Qualitative research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127521001127

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