title: Traumatic spinal cord injury: an acute care rehabilitation perspective.
abstract: Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can have a devastating effect on the patient, family members, and acute care staff. A multidisciplinary team effort is essential for the psychosocial support of the patient and family through the injury process. SCI rehabilitation management in the acute care setting will be reviewed along with the process for selecting an appropriate rehabilitation facility.
authors.affiliation: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000208:Acute Disease; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010348:Patient Care Team; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*