A modified wake-up test for use in very young children undergoing spinal surgery

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-65

  Polly Jr , David W ^a   Klemme, William R ^a   Fontana, John L ^a,b   Sterbis, Michael D ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Spinal surgery; Wake up test

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOOT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; VERTEBRA; WAKEFULNESS;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGY; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 12944269053     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200001000-00014     Document Type: Article

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