Paediatric neuromuscular scoliosis and post-operative blood pressure targets: a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigates blood pressure variations and clinical outcomes in paediatric neuromuscular scoliosis patients after deformity correction surgery to mitigate the risk of ischaemic spinal cord injury (SCI). Hypotension is proposed as an aetiological mechanism for delayed SCI, but there is limited evidence regarding the frequency, severity, duration, and clinical effect of hypotension exposure in the immediate post-operative period.

Methods

This is a retrospective review of 94 patients with cerebral palsy or CP-like conditions, who underwent posterior spinal instrumentation at Queensland Children's Hospital. Post-operative mean arterial pressure (MAP) variations and associations with tissue perfusion markers were analysed. Hypotension was described using area u

SUBMITTER: Pulling G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12909380 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature