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Practice Guideline
. 2022 Jul 1;34(3):257-276.
doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000799. Epub 2021 Sep 6.

Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Major Complex Spinal Instrumentation Surgery: Clinical Practice Guidelines From the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Samuel N Blacker  1 , Anita Vincent  2 , Mark Burbridge  3 , Maria Bustillo  4 , Sprague W Hazard  5 , Benjamin J Heller  6 , Jacob W Nadler  7 , Elaine Sullo  8 , Abhijit V Lele  9 ; Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care
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Practice Guideline

Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Major Complex Spinal Instrumentation Surgery: Clinical Practice Guidelines From the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Samuel N Blacker et al. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. .

Abstract

Evidence-based standardization of the perioperative management of patients undergoing complex spine surgery can improve outcomes such as enhanced patient satisfaction, reduced intensive care and hospital length of stay, and reduced costs. The Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC) tasked an expert group to review existing evidence and generate recommendations for the perioperative management of patients undergoing complex spine surgery, defined as surgery on 2 or more thoracic and/or lumbar spine levels. Institutional clinical management protocols can be constructed based on the elements included in these clinical practice guidelines, and the evidence presented.

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Conflict of interest statement

A.V.L. receives salary support from LifeCenter Northwest. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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