@article{5d6518747bc54b6d9437c4b4bb3a2a6f,
title = "Complete cervical spinal cord injury above C6 predicts the need for tracheostomy.",
author = "McCully, \{Belinda H.\} and Loic Fabricant and Travis Geraci and Alissa Greenbaum and Schreiber, \{Martin A.\} and Gordy, \{Stephanie D.\} and Gordy, \{Stephanie D.\}",
note = "Background Failed extubation and delayed tracheostomy contribute to poor outcomes in patients with a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). We determined if the level and completeness of SCI predict the need for tracheostomy. Methods Data from 256 patients with SCI between C1 and T3 with or without tracheostomy were retrospectively analyzed.",
year = "2014",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/J.AMJSURG.2014.01.001",
language = "American English",
volume = "207",
journal = "American Journal of Surgery",
issn = "1879-1883",
number = "5",
}