Idiopathic Scoliosis

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Koumbourlis AC. Scoliosis and the respiratory system. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2006 Jun; 7(2): 152-60. PMID: 16765303

Winter S. Preoperative assessment of the child with neuromuscular scoliosis. Orthop Clin North Am. 1994 Apr; 25(2): 239-45. PMID: 8159398

Khirani S, Bersanini C, Aubertin G, Bachy M, Vialle R, Fauroux B. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation to facilitate the post-operative respiratory outcome of spine surgery in neuromuscular children. Eur Spine J. 2014 Jul; 23 Suppl 4: S406-11. PMID: 24816609

Almenrader N, Patel D. Spinal fusion surgery in children with non-idiopathic scoliosis: is there a need for routine postoperative ventilation? Br J Anaesth. 2006 Dec; 97(6): 851-7. PMID: 17035337

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.