Camila R Battistuzzo, Alex Armstrong, Jillian Clark, Laura Worley, Lisa Sharwood, Peny Lin, Gareth Rooke, Peta Skeers, Sherilyn Nolan, Timothy Geraghty, Andrew Nunn, Doug J Brown, Steven Hill, Janette Alexander, Melinda Millard, Susan F Cox, Sudhakar Rao, Ann Watts, Louise Goods, Garry T Allison, Jacqui Agostinello, Peter A Cameron, Ian Mosley, Susan M Liew, Tom Geddes, James Middleton, John Buchanan, Jeffrey V Rosenfeld, Stephen Bernard, Sridhar Atresh, Alpesh Patel, Rowan Schouten, Brian J C Freeman, Sarah A Dunlop, Peter E Batchelor
Early decompression may improve neurological outcome after spinal cord injury (SCI), but is often difficult to achieve because of logistical issues. The aims of this study were to 1) determine the time to decompression in cases of isolated cervical SCI in Australia and New Zealand and 2) determine where substantial delays occur as patients move from the accident scene to surgery. Data were extracted from medical records of patients aged 15-70 years with C3-T1 traumatic SCI between 2010 and 2013. A total of 192 patients were included...
June 15, 2016: Journal of Neurotrauma