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Kyphoscoliosis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Pulmonary HypertensionAvoid HypoxiaAvoid HypoventilationAvoid HypercarbiaReduced Cardiac OutputDyspneaCareful PositioningDelayed EmergenceAvoid OpioidsRestrictive Lung DiseaseRight Ventricular Failure

Pathophysiology

Kyphoscoliosis is deviation of the spine in both the sagittal and coronal planes, usually with rotation of the spinal axis, most often thoracolumbar. The added kyphotic component is what separates it...

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