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Is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – Results of an email survey

BACKGROUND: It is now considered standard of care to use Spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery. Use of Image intensifier during scoliosis surgery, on the other hand, is highly variable in United Kingdom (UK) spine centres. Our objective was to evaluate the use of image intensifier during s...

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Autores principales: Tokala, Devi Prakash, Ahuja, Sashin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8820072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35141592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2020.100024
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description BACKGROUND: It is now considered standard of care to use Spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery. Use of Image intensifier during scoliosis surgery, on the other hand, is highly variable in United Kingdom (UK) spine centres. Our objective was to evaluate the use of image intensifier during scoliosis surgery in UK spine centres. METHODS: Ninety three British scoliosis spine surgeons were invited to complete a survey via email using Survey Monkey platform. Surgeons were asked about the routine use of image intensifier during scoliosis surgery, including the reasons for using it and if, in their opinion, routine use is medico-legally mandatory. RESULTS: Thirty four Spine surgeons replied (response rate of 36.5%). Among these 85% have been consultants for at least 5 years. 91% performed more than 10 paediatric scoliosis operations per annum and 53% performed more than 30 operations per annum. 68% always routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery while 21% do not use it routinely. However 66% mentioned that in their opinion, it is not medico-legally mandatory to use the Image intensifier during scoliosis surgery and that routine use should be left to the discretion of the operating surgeon. CONCLUSIONS: Although majority of the United Kingdom spine surgeons, who responded to this survey, routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery, they agree that it is not medico-legally mandatory to routinely use the image intensifier.
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spelling pubmed-88200722022-02-08 Is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – Results of an email survey Tokala, Devi Prakash Ahuja, Sashin N Am Spine Soc J Clinical Studies BACKGROUND: It is now considered standard of care to use Spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery. Use of Image intensifier during scoliosis surgery, on the other hand, is highly variable in United Kingdom (UK) spine centres. Our objective was to evaluate the use of image intensifier during scoliosis surgery in UK spine centres. METHODS: Ninety three British scoliosis spine surgeons were invited to complete a survey via email using Survey Monkey platform. Surgeons were asked about the routine use of image intensifier during scoliosis surgery, including the reasons for using it and if, in their opinion, routine use is medico-legally mandatory. RESULTS: Thirty four Spine surgeons replied (response rate of 36.5%). Among these 85% have been consultants for at least 5 years. 91% performed more than 10 paediatric scoliosis operations per annum and 53% performed more than 30 operations per annum. 68% always routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery while 21% do not use it routinely. However 66% mentioned that in their opinion, it is not medico-legally mandatory to use the Image intensifier during scoliosis surgery and that routine use should be left to the discretion of the operating surgeon. CONCLUSIONS: Although majority of the United Kingdom spine surgeons, who responded to this survey, routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery, they agree that it is not medico-legally mandatory to routinely use the image intensifier. Elsevier 2020-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8820072/ /pubmed/35141592 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2020.100024 Text en Crown Copyright © 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of North American Spine Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – Results of an email survey
title Is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – Results of an email survey
title_full Is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – Results of an email survey
title_fullStr Is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – Results of an email survey
title_full_unstemmed Is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – Results of an email survey
title_short Is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – Results of an email survey
title_sort is it mandatory to routinely use image intensifier during scoliosis surgery? – results of an email survey
topic Clinical Studies
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8820072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35141592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2020.100024
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