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Chapter 23 - Management of the Spinal Cord Injury in the Neurocritical Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2019

By
Kristine O’Phelan  and
Indira De Jesus
Edited by
Michel T. Torbey
Michel T. Torbey
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
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Summary

According to recent studies, the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is higher than previously reported with a progressive increase among older adults. Additionally, adults older than 65 years of age had increased mortality rates in the emergency department and during hospitalization in comparison to adults age 18–64 years [1].

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Neurocritical Care , pp. 290 - 298
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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