Follow-up care of the spinal cord injury patient.
Follow-up care of the spinal cord injury patient is often inadequate after discharge from the rehabilitation center. The family physician must pay particular attention to the genitourinary and respiratory systems; autonomic dysfunction, including temperature variation; skin care; contractures and spasticity; the prevention of thromboembolic disease, and nutritional intake. continuing psychosocial support is mandatory, as well as conservative management of pain. The prognosis for a full, rewarding life is becoming a reality.
D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D003286:Contracture / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control