Idiopathic Scoliosis

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Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring in idiopathic scoliosis surgery: a retrospective observational study of new neurologic deficits

The Effects of Propofol, Small-Dose Isoflurane, and Nitrous Oxide on Cortical Somatosensory Evoked Potential and Bispectral Index Monitoring in Adolescents Undergoing Spinal Fusion

Intraoperative neuromonitoring for scoliosis surgery: is there an end to justify the means?

Trends/Outcomes in Peds Pts Undergoing Scoliosis Repair

Intraoperative neuromonitoring in paediatric spinal surgery

Dexmedetomidine effect on motor-EVPs during pediatric posterior spinal fusion surgery

Analgesic effects of gabapentin after scoliosis surgery in children: RCT

Perioperative gabapentin usage in pediatric patients: A scoping review

Periop Methadone/Ketamine for Postop Pain Control in Spinal Surgical Patients: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Pregabalin and Persistent Postoperative Pain Following Posterior Spinal Fusion in Children and Adolescents

Scoliosis and the respiratory system

Preoperative assessment of the child with neuromuscular scoliosis

Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation to facilitate the post-operative respiratory outcome of spine surgery in neuromuscular children

Almenrader N, Patel D. Spinal fusion surgery in children with non-idiopathic scoliosis: is there a need for routine postoperative ventilation?

Zuckerberg AL, Yaster M. Anesthesia for pediatric orthopedic surgery. In: Davis PJ, Cladis FP, eds. Smith's Anesthesia for Infants and Children. 9th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2017: 869-70.

OP-SPA Pediatric Anesthesia Virtual Grand Rounds: Anesthetic Implications for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Scoliosis Repair

SPA Question of Week

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Reconsidering Perioperative Gabapentinoids

Blood loss estimation during posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Scheduled methadone reduces overall opioid requirements after pediatric posterior spinal fusion: A single center retrospective case series

Pilot Investigation of Somatosensory Functioning and Pain Catastrophizing in Pediatric Spinal Fusion Surgery

Scheduled methadone reduces overall opioid requirements after pediatric posterior spinal fusion: A single center retrospective case series

Painless lumbar surgery: morphine nerve paste

Lee, LA. Postoperative visual loss (POVL). APSF Newsletter. 2020 Oct; 35(3): 69-108.

Practice advisory for perioperative visual loss associated with spine surgery 2019: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Visual Loss, the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, and the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Visual loss after corrective surgery for pediatric scoliosis: incidence and risk factors from a nationwide database

Error traps and preventative strategies for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis spinal surgery

Dong Y, Tang N, Wang S, Zhang J, Zhao H. Risk factors for blood transfusion in adolescent patients with scoliosis undergoing scoliosis surgery: a study of 722 cases in a single center. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Jan; 22(1): 13. PMID: 33402158

Cinnella P, Amico S, Rava A, Cravino M, Gargiulo G, Girardo M. Surgical treatment of scoliosis in neurofibromatosis type I: a retrospective study on posterior-only correction with third-generation instrumentation. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2020 Apr-Jun; 11(2): 104-110. PMID: 32904980

Edler A, Murray DJ, Forbes RB. Blood loss during posterior spinal fusion surgery in patients with neuromuscular disease: is there an increased risk? Paediatr Anaesth. 2003 Nov; 13(9): 818-822. PMID: 14617124

Multimodal Analgesia For Complex Spine Surgeries

[https://journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/fulltext/2018/12050/tranexamic_acid_is_efficacious_at_decreasing_the.4.aspx Tranexamic Acid Is Efficacious at Decreasing the Rate of Blood Loss in Adolescent Scoliosis Surgery A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial]

Preemptive Methocarbamol to Prevent Muscle Spasm After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis