Perioperative management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Posterior Spinal Fusion of 14 Segments with A Foreseen Blood Loss of 2000ml (57% of Total Blood Volume of the Patient) Without Transfusion: OAJBS Publishers
Perioperative management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Posterior Spinal Fusion of 14 Segments with A Foreseen Blood Loss of 2000ml (57% of Total Blood Volume of the Patient) Without Transfusion by Hanna Perez-Chrzanowska* in Open Access Journal of Biomedical Science (OAJBS) Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a disease of the spinal column that affects up to 3% of pediatric patients at puberty. In most cases it can be managed conservatively and only a minority develop severe deformities which compromise neurological, pulmonary, cardiac and psychosocial function, requiring surgical management. The main complications of this highly complex operation, which needs careful planning and preparation, is excessive blood loss needing transfusion, and neurological injury. We present the case of a 15-year-old male who underwent a bloodless 14 spaces, instrumented posterior spinal fusion without any complications. All the pillars and means of patient blood management (PBM) and meticulou...