International guidelines

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Best practice guidelines: spine injury [130]

Published by:American College of Surgeons; American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

Last published:2022

CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids for pain: United States, 2022[93]

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2022

Management of mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and suicide in adults with spinal cord injury[40]

Published by:Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine; Paralyzed Veterans of America

Last published:2021

Spinal cord injury: rehabilitation practices[131]

Published by:Spinal Cord Injury Research Evidence, Canada

Last published:2021

Guidelines for management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in individuals with a spinal cord injury and other central neurological conditions[133]

Published by:Multidisciplinary Association of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (UK)

Last published:2021

Obstetric management of patients with spinal cord injuries[112]

Published by:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Last published:2020 (reaffirmed 2023)

Clinical practice guidelines for spinal cord injury[80]

Published by:Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine; Paralyzed Veterans of America

Last published:2018

Spinal cord injury: evidence-based nutrition practice guideline[132]

Published by:Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Last published:2009

Chronic spinal cord injury: management of patients in acute hospital settings[134]

Published by:Royal College of Physicians (UK)

Last published:2008

Guidelines for the management of neuropathic pain in adults following spinal cord injury[135]

Published by:Multidisciplinary Association of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (UK)

Last published:2008

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