Open AccessTrends and Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Scoliosis Repair: A Population-Based Study
Author(s) -
Kathryn DelPizzo,
Laird Wilson,
Megan Fiasconaro,
Jiabin Liu,
Janis Bekeris,
Jashvant Poeran,
Stavros G. Memtsoudis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000005087
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , interquartile range , scoliosis , retrospective cohort study , comorbidity , incidence (geometry) , cohort , complication , cohort study , intensive care unit , population , emergency medicine , pediatrics , surgery , intensive care medicine , physics , environmental health , optics
Although surgery represents the only definitive treatment for congenital scoliosis, comprehensive information regarding trends in perioperative complications, particularly in the pediatric setting, is lacking. We sought to identify trends in and factors associated with perioperative complications following pediatric scoliosis surgery.