Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii (Nov 2016)

THE RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF MEDICAL CARE QUALITY FOR ASSOCIATED VERTEBRO-SPINAL-CORD INJURY

  • V. V. Shchedrenok,
  • I. V. Yakovenko,
  • S. V. Orlov,
  • I. A. Simonova,
  • P. V. Krasnoshlyk,
  • O. V. Moguchaya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21823/2311-2905-2010-0-1-102-105
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 1
pp. 102 – 105

Abstract

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Medical care quality assessment for patients with vertebro-spinal-cord injury at different stages in St.-Petersburg during year was performed. The first aid in the most cases (74,8%) was rendered by emergency service. A vertebro-spinal-cord injuries were not diagnosed by a staff of line and special medical aid brigades in 31,6-51,9%. The causes of incorrect diagnostics at hospital stage: insufficient and delayed patient examination, underestimation of injury severity in consequence of delayed use of neuro-imaging methods. Surgical operations for vertebro-spinal-cord injuries were performed in 59 (8%) cases. 43 (73%) patients needed in vertebral fixation.

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