Effect of intravenous injection of erythropoietin on hospitalization period in patients with acute spinal cord trauma

ABSTRACT

Background and Aim: spinal cord injury [SCI] has a very long history, and its cases form a large proportion of patients admitted to trauma centers in Iran. Studies show that repair after spinal cord injury can be done. In fact, many pharmaceutical agents, such as erythropoietin [EPO], are applied to reduce secondary injury following the initial disorder and to maintain the nerve tissue