Malignant spinal cord compression: a hospice emergency. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) is an uncommon but debilitating complication of advanced malignancy. Clinician knowledge about diagnosis, prognosis, therapy, and hospice referral is important if MSCC patients are to be treated in an optimal way.

publication date

  • September 1, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Home Care Services
  • Home Nursing
  • Hospice Care
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Spinal Cord Compression

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 58149105944

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/01.NHH.0000335601.53600.d4

PubMed ID

  • 18787484

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 26

issue

  • 8