Respiratory function and respiratory complications in spinal cord injury: protocol for a prospective, multicentre cohort study in high-income countries
David J Berlowitz,
Maria T E Hopman,
Gabi Mueller,
Martin W G Brinkhof,
Xavier Jordan,
Anja M Raab,
Karin Postma,
David Gobets,
Sven Hirschfeld,
Burkhart Huber,
Margret Hund-Georgiadis,
Renate Wildburger
Affiliations
David J Berlowitz
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Maria T E Hopman
1 Department of Physiology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Gabi Mueller
Clinical Trial Unit, Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland
Martin W G Brinkhof
1Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland
Xavier Jordan
Clinique Romande de Réadaptation, Sion, Switzerland
Anja M Raab
Clinical Trial Unit, Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland
Karin Postma
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rijndam Rehabilitation and Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
David Gobets
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Heliomare Rehabilitation Center, Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands
Sven Hirschfeld
Department of Spinal Cord Medicine, BG Trauma Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
Burkhart Huber
Trauma Surgery, AUVA Rehabilitation Center Häring, Bad Häring, Austria
Margret Hund-Georgiadis
Clinic for neurorehabilitation and paraplegiology, REHAB Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Renate Wildburger
Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt, AUVA Rehabilitation Clinic Tobelbad, Tobelbad, Austria