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7351783

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective study of the pulmonary complications occurring in 22 consecutive patients admitted to hospital within 24 hours after acute traumatic quadriplegia was compared with the findings of a retrospective survey of 22 comparable patients. Patients in the prospective group received therapy designed to prevent or reverse secretion retention. All patients in this group survived. In the retrospective group there were nine deaths; pulmonary complications and the need for tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation were three times more frequent. Serial pulmonary function testing in the prospective group demonstrated a greater compromise of expiration than inspiration and progressive improvement in diaphragm function with time. It is concluded that vigorous pulmonary therapy in the prospective group was associated with increased survival, a decreased incidence of pulmonary complications, and a decreased need for ventilatory support.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0098-7484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
243
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
528-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulmonary dysfunction following traumatic quadriplegia. Recognition, prevention, and treatment.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study