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ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2020

Anesthetic Management of Patients After Scoliosis Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Qiang Li, Fei Zeng, Tao Chen, Chun Pu, Yi-Jian Liang, Chuan-Dong Zheng

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Article in Orthopaedic surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. The prognostic value of preoperative pulmonary function tests in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  2. Comparison of Remimazolam and Dexmedetomidine for Sedation in Awake Endotracheal Intubation in Scoliosis Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Qiang LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Southwest Jiao Tong University, Chengdu, China.
Fei ZengCenter of Cardiac Surgery, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Tao ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Southwest Jiao Tong University, Chengdu, China.
Chun PuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Southwest Jiao Tong University, Chengdu, China.
Yi-Jian LiangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Southwest Jiao Tong University, Chengdu, China.
Chuan-Dong ZhengDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Southwest Jiao Tong University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9781-5414
Third People's Hospital of Chengdu · CNZen-Noh (Japan) · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the effect of anesthetic management on scoliosis surgery and review the incidence rate of perioperative adverse events.

methodsThis was a retrospective study and approved by the ethics committee. Patients who underwent scoliosis surgery from April 2011 to March 2018 in the Third Hospital of ChengDu were enrolled in this study. Characteristics of patients were obtained from the hospital's electronic records. The following information on patients was collected: preoperative assessment details, premedication, type of anesthesia and operation, the main postoperative outcome, and complications. Data were presented as the mean ± standard deviations (SD) for normally distributed continuous variables and numbers for categorical variables. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 22.0.

resultsIn total, 513 patients were enrolled in the present study. The main preoperative complication was cardiopulmonary dysfunction (386 cases, 75.24%). Anesthesia induction was performed with conscious tracheal intubation after oral surface anesthesia. In total, the common postoperative complications involved anesthesia (24 cases, 4.68%), surgery (23 cases, 4.48%), the respiratory system (138 cases, 26.90%), and the gastrointestinal tract (nine cases, 1.75%). The majority of postoperative complications were postoperative hypoxemia and hypercapnia, caused by poor cardiopulmonary function. Rare and serious complications still occurred. Three patients died in hospital.

conclusionOur study demonstrated a high incidence of complications in scoliosis surgery, especially postoperative complications. Extreme postoperative vigilance is required and high-level monitoring of conditions is highly recommended.

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AdolescentAdultAnesthesiaHumansPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesScoliosisYoung AdultAnesthetic managementPostoperative complicationScoliosis surgery

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