Perioperative Risk Factors for Bleeding in Adolescents Undergoing Pedicle Screw Instrumentation for Scoliosis

• Main Authors: Venla Soini (Author), Johanna Syvänen (Author), Ilkka Helenius (Author), Linda Helenius (Author), Arimatias Raitio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Progressive scoliosis eventually leads to extensive spinal fusion surgery, which carries a risk for significant bleeding. Neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) patients have an additional inherent risk of major perioperative bleeding. The purpose of our research was to investigate the risk factors for measu...