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Increased blood loss during posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis in an adolescent with Fontan physiology.

Rafique MB, Stuth EA, Tassone JC

Department of Anesthesiology, The Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

A 15-year-old patient with Fontan physiology experienced major blood loss during posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis. Contributing factors for the increased blood loss and potentially useful measures to limit blood loss in patients with Fontan physiology are discussed.

Published 24 January 2006 in Paediatr Anaesth, 16(2): 206-12.
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