Posterior spinal fusion with Harrington instrumentation using "balanced" anesthesia.
In our experience nitrous oxide-oxygen-morphine-curare anesthesia has proved preferable because of the need for swifly awakening patients after instrumentation to ascertain neurologic status. Adjunctively, doxapram has been used to awaken patients in a predictably short time span. To prevent massive blood loss, hypotension has been attained by pentolinium, trimethaphan camsylate, and sodium nitroprusside.
D000758:Anesthesia; D003472:Curare; D005730:Ganglionic Blockers; D006801:Humans; D007023:Hypotension, Controlled; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000601:surgery; D009020:Morphine; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation
D005730:Ganglionic Blockers; D009020:Morphine; D003472:Curare; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen