Neuromuscular Scoliosis Spinal Fusion Clinical Pathway — ICU, Inpatient, Outpatient Specialty Care

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Goals and Metrics

Patient Education

Provider Resources

Patient with Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Requiring Posterior Spinal Fusion

Complications

ICU
Respiratory insufficiency
Blood loss/coagulopathy
Lactic acidosis
SIRS response
Neurogenic shock
Ileus
Inpatient
Increased respiratory requirements
Incisional drainage
Ileus
Persistent fever > 72 hours
Urinary retention
Seroma

Fever Management

Initial Orthopedic Clinic Visit –
Surgical Considerations for Providers and Risk Stratification

Preoperative Evaluation (Main or ASCs)

Orthopedic Evaluation, Consult Placement

Anesthesia Resource Center (ARC) Evaluation

Indications for Pre-admission Day prior to Surgery

Intraoperative Considerations

Admit Postop

All Patients: Standard Postoperative Management
Pain Management
Tubes & Drains
Nutrition
Infectious Disease
Consultations

Moderate – Consider ICU Admission
High risk – PICU

Patient characteristics:

Preop: Baseline trach/vent, CPAP/BiPAP, cardiac dysfunction
Intraop: Spinal shock, blood loss > 1 blood volume, ongoing hypotension

ICU Goals
IV analgesia
CV stability
Pulmonary toilet
Advance mobility

PICU Transfer Out Criteria
Extubated
Adequate analgesia
Arterial line removed
Hemodynamically stable

ICU Management
Hemodynamic
Respiratory
Activity
Laboratory testing

Low Risk – 4E/4S Surgical Unit or 8 South

Patient characteristics:

Preop: Ambulatory, minimal pulmonary disease
Intraop: Curve < 80 degrees

Inpatient Goals
Convert to PO/
enteral analgesia
Pulmonary toileting
Advance mobility

Inpatient Management
Hemodynamic
Respiratory
Activity
Laboratory testing

Transfer to Surgical/Specialty
(Pulmonary/PCU/4E/4S as appropriate)

Inpatient Goals
Convert to PO/
enteral analgesia
Pulmonary toileting
Advance mobility

Inpatient Management
Hemodynamic
Respiratory
Activity
Laboratory testing

Discharge Home after POD #5

Posted: May 2016
Revised: April 2020
Authors: K. Baldwin, E. Stegonshek, T. Muhly, K. Ryan, D. Singh, H. Wolfe, P. Konen

Evidence

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