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1. A régime for the respiratory management of the acute tetraplegic patient is described.
2. Reference is made to a consecutive series of 100 patients with acute cervical injuries, and to the results obtained.
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Cheshire, D. Respiratory management in acute traumatic tetraplegia. Spinal Cord 1, 252–261 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1963.22
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