Perioperative aspects of endoscopic anterior scoliosis surgery: The learning curve for a consecutive series of 100 patients

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-323

  Gatehouse, Simon C ^a   Izatt, Maree T ^a   Adam, Clayton J ^a,b   Harvey, Jason R ^a   Labrom, Robert D ^a   Askin, Geoffrey N ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Endoscopic anterior surgery; Hospital stay; Learning curve; Perioperative aspects; Scoliosis; Surgery time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; X IRRADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY AMBULATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SCOLIOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249800333     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000248256.72165.b9     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Newton P, Parent S, Marks M, et al. Prospective evaluation of 50 consecutive scoliosis patients surgically treated with thoracoscopic anterior instrumentation. Spine. 2005;30:S100-S109.
2. Newton PO, White KK, Faro F, et al. The success of thoracoscopic anterior fusion in a consecutive series of 112 pediatric spinal deformity cases. Spine. 2005;30:392-398.
3. Newton PO, Marks M, Faro F, et al. Use of video assisted thoracoscopic surgery to reduced perioperative morbidity in scoliosis surgery. Spine. 2003;28:S249-S254.
4. Picetti GD III, Ertl JP, Bue. HU. Endoscopic instrumentation, correction, and fusion of idiopathic scoliosis. Spine J. 2001;1:190-197.
5. Picetti GD III, Pang D, Bue. HU. Thoracoscopic techniques for the treatment of scoliosis: early results in procedure development. Neurosurgery. 2002;51:978-984; discussion 84.
6. Lowe T, Betz R, Lenke L, et al. Anterior single-rod instrumentation of the thoracic and lumbar spine: saving levels. Spine. 2003;28:S208-S216.
7. Betz RR, Harms J, Clements DH, et al. Comparison of anterior and posterior instrumentation for correction of adolescent thoracic idiopathic scoliosis. Spine. 1999;24:225-239.
8. Picetti GD, Pang D. Thoracoscopic techniques for the treatment of scoliosis. Childs Nerv Syst. 2004;20:802-810.
9. Lenke L. Anterior endoscopic discectomy and fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine. 2003;28:S36-S43.
10. Grewal H, Betz RR, D'Andrea LP, et al. A prospective comparison of thoracoscopic vs open anterior instrumentation and spinal fusion for idiopathic thoracic scoliosis in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2005;40:153-156; discussion 156-157.
11. Huang EY, Acosta JM, Gardocki RJ, et al. Thoracoscopic anterior spinal release and fusion: evolution of a faster, improved approach. J Pediatr Surg. 2002;37:1732-1735.
12. McDonnell MF, Glassman SD, Dimar JR, et al. Perioperative complications of anterior procedures on the spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1996;78:839-847.
13. Newton PO, Shea KG, Granlund KF. Defining the pediatric learning curve: sixty-five consecutive cases. Spine. 2000;25:1028-1035.
14. Arlet V. Anterior thoracoscopic spine release in deformity surgery: a meta-analysis and review. Eur Spine J. 2000;9:S17-S23.
15. Holcomb G, Mencio G, Green N. Video-assisted thoracoscopic diskectomy and fusion. J Pediatr Surg. 1997;32:1120-1122.
16. Faro FD, Marks MC, Newton PO, et al. Perioperative changes in pulmonary function after anterior scoliosis instrumentation: thoracoscopic versus open approaches. Spine. 2005;30:1058-1063.
17. Newton PO, Wenger DR, Mubarak SJ, et al. Anterior release and fusion in pediatric spinal deformity: a comparison of early outcome and cost of thoracoscopic and open thoracotomy approaches. Spine. 1997;22:1398-1406.
18. Al-Sayyad MJ, Crawford AH, Wolf RK. Early experiences with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: our first 70 cases. Spine. 2004;29:1945-1951.
19. Lonner BS, Scharf C, Antonacci D, et al. The learning curve associated with thoracoscopic spinal instrumentation. Spine. 2005;30:2835-2840.
20. Lenke LG, Betz RR, Harms J, et al. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a new classification to determine extent of spinal arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001;83:1169-1181.
21. King HA, Moe JH, Bradford DS, et al. The selection of fusion levels in thoracic idiopathic scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1983;65:1302-1313.
22. Regan JJ, Mack MJ, Picetti GD III. A technical report on video-assisted thoracoscopy in thoracic spinal surgery. Preliminary description. Spine. 1995;20:831-837.
23. Mack MJ, Regan JJ, Bobechko WP, et al. Application of thoracoscopy for diseases of the spine. Ann Thorac Surg. 1993;56:736-738.
24. Rosenthal D, Rosenthal R, deSimone A. Removal of a protruded thoracic disk using microsurgical endoscopy: a new technique. Spine. 1994;19:1087-1091.
25. McAfee PC, Regan JJ, Zdeblick T, et al. The incidence of complications in endoscopic anterior thoracolumbar spinal reconstructive surgery. A prospective multicentre study comprising the first 100 consecutive cases. Spine. 1995;20:1624-1632.
26. Izatt MT, Harvey JR, Adam CJ, et al. Recovery in pulmonary function following endoscopic anterior scoliosis correction: evaluation at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-surgery. Spine. 2006;31:2469-2477. Accepted Dec 2005.