Respiratory failure in acute spinal cord injury

A review of the literature

The lecture duration is 39min.

0.75 CPD Points, 0.75 CEUs, 0.75 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Jim Kutsogiannis
Professor for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, Canada
Lecture Summary

Respiratory failure is the most common complication in cervical spinal cord injury. This lecture will provide an overview of the neural control of breathing as well as peripheral and autonomic nerve impairment in cervical spinal cord injury. Current management of intubation, tracheostomy, and mechanical ventilation in spinal cord injury will be discussed.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Experienced or advanced Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Understand the neural control of breathing
  • Understand the impairment of motor and sympathetic nerve function in cervical spinal cord injury
  • Understand the predictors of respiratory failure in cervical spinal cord injury
  • Understand decision making in intubation, tracheostomy, mechanical ventilation and ancillary measures used to treat respiratory failure in spinal cord injury

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