Rehabilitation starts in the intensive care unit.

摘要: Each year between 10 000 and 12 spinal cord injuries occur in the United States. Once injured, many of these patients will receive a portion their care an intensive unit (ICU), where treatment begin. Harborview Medical Center Seattle, Washington, provides comprehensive to approximately 60 70 cervical each year. Because factors such as hemodynamic instability, pulmonary complications, risk infection, with can spend up 2 or more weeks ICU before they transfer rehabilitation unit. To achieve optimal outcomes, it is imperative that members interdisciplinary team work together consistent, goal-oriented, collaborative manner. This includes physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, physical occupational speech pathologists, dieticians, psychologists. An individual plan developed for patient starts soon medically stable. article highlight management strategies used neuroscience at include case study example typical experience our high injury.