Prevention and management of the early complication in acute cervical spine injury / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To assess the importance of initial resuscitation, prevention and management of the early complication in acute cervical spine injury. Methods Initial resuscitation of 715 early complications of 10 types and their prevention and management in 194 cases with acute cervical spinal cord injury admitted from 1996 to 1998 were reviewed. Results Mortality in early stage could be markedly reduced with routine and normal initial resuscitation, pulmonary complications were the main cause of death. Early complications delayed the possible surgical treatment, affected the treatment results, increased the cost and duration of hospitalization and difficulty of rehabilitation. Conclusions Early complications of cervical spine injury mostly occur in the first few days and can be predicted. Proper prevention and treatment of it will benefit the recovery of the neural lesion and following rehabilitation.