Anaesthesia for spinal surgery

Publication date: Available online 20 February 2015 Source:Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine Author(s): Anuradha Sharma , Jean-Claude Lawmin , Michael G. Irwin Spinal surgery encompasses a wide variety of procedures (elective and emergency) in a range of patients from the very young to the elderly. Patients may suffer from multiple co-morbidities and systemic diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis) which will be addressed within the scope of this article. Anaesthetic management of these cases includes thorough pre-operative assessment and optimization and careful perioperative management with particular attention being paid to anticipate and minimize potential complications of each procedure.
Source: Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research