| Title | Severe hypotension associated with the prone position in a child with scoliosis and pectus excavatum undergoing posterior spinal fusion. | | Author(s) | Bafus BT, Chiravuri D, van der Velde ME, Chu BI, Hirshl R, Farley FA | | Institution | Departments of *Orthopedic Surgery daggerAnesthesiology double daggerPediatrics section signSurgery , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | | Source | J Spinal Disord Tech 2008 Aug; 21(6):451-4. | | Abstract | STUDY DESIGN: Case report.
OBJECTIVE: We report a case of severe hypotension associated with prone positioning in a child with scoliosis and pectus excavatum.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Pectus excavatum is commonly associated with scoliosis and can impact cardiac function.
METHODS: Retrospective case analysis.
RESULTS: After a modified Ravitch procedure to repair the pectus excavatum, the patient was able to undergo posterior spinal fusion.
CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric deformity surgery requires a multidisciplinary approach. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18679103 |
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