Preop status: severe back and leg pain w trouble walking. Lumbar curve: 49.3 degrees.
Surgery: T11-Iliac wing instrumentation and fusion w L1-5 laminectomies, L3 osteotomy.
Number segments fused: 9.
Number laminectomies: 5.
Surgical Time: 3h 02 minutes
EBL: 600 cc
Cell saver returned: 115 cc
Blood transfused: none
Complications: none.
Correction: excellent.
Room aura: excellent.
Team: Nurse Kelly, Sandra, Dan (motorcycle dan), and Brit. David on evoked potentials. Heather CRNA. Dr. Crow, anesthesia.
A good morning.
Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery.
http://www.heyclinic.com
How can we care for scoliosis and kyphosis and spondylolisthesis better with conservative care like physical therapy, high-tech scoliosis braces, exercise and other techniques? What can be done to improve surgical care, and understand choices for surgery, learning from those around the world? How can we learn from aviation and from Deming's principles of "Standard Work" to constantly improve spine and all healthcare?
Monday, May 4, 2009
63 yo w severe lumbar scoliosis and stenosis fixed this morning
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