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A Two-decade Assessment of Changing Practice for Surgical Decompression and Fixation after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury – Impact on Healthcare Utilization and Cost

Early surgery after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) has been associated with a greater neurological recovery and reduced secondary complications. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the trend of early TSCI surgery (within 24 hours) over two decades and the effect on length of hospitalization, co...

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Autores principales: Ugiliweneza, Beatrice, Guest, James, Herrity, April, Nuno, Miriam, Sharma, Mayur, Beswick, Jennifer, Dietz, Nicholas, Alhourani, Ahmad, Wang, Dengzhi, Drazin, Doniel, Boakye, Maxwell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6913978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31890365
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6156