Clinical decision-making on spinal cord injury-associated pneumonia: a nationwide survey in Germany.
Claudia DruschelRamin R Ossami SaidyUlrike GrittnerClaus P NowakAndreas MeiselKlaus-Dieter SchaserAndreas NiedeggenThomas LiebscherMarcel A KoppJan M SchwabPublished in: Spinal cord (2020)
This survey reveals a diagnostic ambiguity regarding SCI-AP despite the awareness of CDC-criteria and established SOPs. Heterogeneous clinical practice is encouraging the development of disease-specific guidelines for diagnosis and management of SCI-AP.