Survival periods in traumatic tetraplegia.
The survival periods in 331 cases of quadriplegia are reviewed. Important features are degree of injury, age at time of accident and ability to survive the first three months. A comparison of comparable circumstances is essential if we are to correctly interpret our respective mortality rates.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000401:mortality*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors