Respiratory complications during initial rehabilitation and survival following spinal cord injury in Sweden: a retrospective study.
Charlotta JosefsonTiina RekandÅsa Lundgren-NilssonKatharina S SunnerhagenPublished in: Spinal cord (2020)
Having respiratory complications at the SCU provides preliminary data to support the claim that respiratory complications predict premature mortality. Early diagnosis and prophylactic measures seem to be necessary to mitigate the adverse consequences of serious respiratory problems.