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Hemodynamic stability and integrity of the spinal cord are the major challenges for the safe conduct of anesthesia during scoliosis surgery. Given the extensive surgical exposure, dissection and vertebral distraction, the spinal cord and rootlets are at risk for injury. The purpose of case study is to review the pathophysiology underlying the scoliosis surgery and utility of intraoperative neuromonitoring and anesthetic techniques to minimize perioperative morbidity.
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McCann, M.E., Brustowicz, R.M., Soriano, S.G. (2017). Surgery for Scoliosis Correction. In: Koht, A., Sloan, T., Toleikis, J. (eds) Monitoring the Nervous System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46542-5_33
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