Hospital admissions
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199580354.003.0003
General comments 78
Listen to the patient! 80
Emergency admissions 82
Planned admissions 84
Discharge planning 84
Fractures 86
Scapular fixation surgery 88
Surgical procedures 90
A person with neuromuscular disease could find themselves in hospital due to an emergency or for elective surgery. In either instance the admission could be related to their muscle disease, for example due to a fall or respiratory infection, or to a totally unrelated problem, such as appendicitis....
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