Makeen Baroudi, Anna Rezk, Mohammad Daher, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, Jerzy George Gregoryczyk, Yatharth Sharma, Christopher L McDonald, Bassel G Diebo, Alan H Daniels
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a condition leading to inflammation, edema, and dysfunction of the spinal cord, most commonly due to trauma, tumor, infection, or vascular disturbance. Symptoms include sensory and motor loss starting at the level of injury; the extent of damage depends on injury severity as detailed in the ASIA score. In the acute setting, maintaining mean arterial pressure (MAP) higher than 85 mmHg for up to 7 days following injury is preferred; although caution must be exercised when using vasopressors such as phenylephrine due to serious side effects such as pulmonary edema and death...
February 28, 2024: Injury