Predicting the need for tracheostomy in patients with cervical spinal cord injury
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 06/01/2012
Leelapattana P et al. – The authors recommend early tracheostomy if the Injury Severity Score is >32, the patient has a complete spinal cord injury, and the PAO2/FIO2 ratio is <300 3 days after mechanical ventilation was initiated.



