Do All Patients With Cerebral Palsy Require Postoperative Intensive Care Admission After Spinal Fusion?

ConclusionBecause of their heterogeneous makeup, CP patients should be evaluated individually and their postoperative disposition should not be based on institutional tradition but instead on objective surgical factors. For those patients with surgical times less than 4 hours, discussions should be held regarding the safety of a postoperative disposition to a regular floor.Level of EvidenceLevel III.
Source: Spine Deformity - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research