RESUMEN

A traumatic spinal cord injury is a catastrophic event associated with physiologic disruptions to the motor, sensory, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. Respiratory complications are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury and treatments must be initiated immediately. The longer it takes for a patient to receive pulmonary treatments and mobility activities, the higher the morbidity and mortality and the longer the length of stay. Disrupted pulmonary mechanics and respiratory complications are frequent and are influenced by the level of injury.

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Vértebras Cervicales/patología , Enfermedades Pulmonares/terapia , Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal/complicaciones , Enfermedad Aguda , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Tiempo de Internación , Enfermedades Pulmonares/etiología , Masculino , Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal/patología , Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal/fisiopatología