Paper #8: Cumulative Anesthesia Exposure in Patients Treated for Early Onset Scoliosis.

Baky, Fady; Larson, A Noelle; Echternacht, Scott; Milbrandt, Todd · Spine Deform · 2017

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Anesthesia time was collected for 72 consecutive patients with early onset scoliosis (EOS). Patients averaged 26.8 hours of anesthesia, of which 64% came from orthopedic procedures. 42% of patients received greater than 3 hours of cumulative anesthesia prior to age 3, exceeding the FDA's recommendation. Non-idiopathic diagnosis and treatment other than bracing were statistically significant risk factors for greater cumulative anesthesia exposure.