Neuroanesthesia & neurocritical care
Management of acute cervical spinal cord injury in the non‐specialist intensive care unit: a narrative review of current evidence
Study context
- Population
- Patients with cervical spinal cord injury managed in non-specialist ICUs
Methodological detailstargeted literature review, Guidelines, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical trials and RCTs published in English between 1 June 2017 and 1 June 2023; earlier key studies not updated or repeated also included
- Targeted literature review
- Guidelines, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical trials and RCTs published in English between 1 June 2017 and 1 June 2023; earlier key studies not updated or repeated also included
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Key management themes: acute critical care management (ventilation strategies, BP management, tracheostomy insertion); respiratory weaning; management of pain and autonomic dysreflexia; rehabilitation
Original publication
Management of acute cervical spinal cord injury in the non‐specialist intensive care unit: a narrative review of current evidence. Anaesthesia. Published 13 December 2023. doi:10. 1111/ anae. 16198
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