Travis S CreveCoeur, Nikita G Alexiades, Christopher M Bonfield, Douglas L Brockmeyer, Samuel R Browd, Jason Chu, Anthony A Figaji, Mari L Groves, Todd C Hankinson, David H Harter, Steven W Hwang, Andrew Jea, Steven G Kernie, Jeffrey R Leonard, Jonathan E Martin, Matthew E Oetgen, Alexander K Powers, Curtis J Rozzelle, David L Skaggs, Jennifer M Strahle, John C Wellons, Michael G Vitale, Richard C E Anderson
OBJECTIVE: The focus of this modified Delphi study was to investigate and build consensus regarding the medical management of children with moderate and severe acute spinal cord injury (SCI) during their initial inpatient hospitalization. This impetus for the study was based on the AANS/CNS guidelines for pediatric SCI published in 2013, which indicated that there was no consensus provided in the literature describing the medical management of pediatric patients with SCIs. METHODS: An international, multidisciplinary group of 19 physicians, including pediatric neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, and intensivists, were asked to participate...
March 17, 2023: Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine