Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonia in the Chronic Phase of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Complete Motor Paralysis

Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonia in the Chronic Phase of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Complete Motor Paralysis

Introduction: Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of acute- and chronic-phase mortality in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) with quadriplegia. The risk factors for chronic-phase pneumonia recurrence in CSCI are still unknown. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of pneumo...

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Main Authors: Chikara Ushiku, Kota Suda, Takehiro Michikawa, Satoko Matsumoto Harmon, Miki Komatsu, Osahiko Tsuji, Masahiko Takahata, Mitsuru Saito, Norimasa Iwasaki, Akio Minami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2023-07-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
Subjects:
cervical spinal cord injury
complete motor paralysis
chronic phase
pneumonia
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/7/4/7_2022-0254/_pdf/-char/en

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