Evaluation of high-risk patients undergoing spinal surgery: A matched case series

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 496-502

  Miller, Nancy Hadley ^a,b   Benefield, Elise ^a   Hasting, Laurel ^a   Carry, Patrick ^a   Pan, Zhoaxing ^c   Erickson, Mark A ^a,b  

^a Musculoskeletal Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Care pathway; Neuromuscular; Scoliosis; Spine fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; ALGORITHM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INTENSIVE CARE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955642569     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181df16ac     Document Type: Article

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