BACKGROUND CONTEXT During spine surgery, motor evoked potentials (MEPs) are often
utilized to monitor both spinal cord function and spinal nerve root or plexus function. While …

Intraoperative neuromonitoring has been a valuable tool for ensuring the functional integrity
of vital neural structures by providing real-time feedback to the operative team during …

Study Design. Expert opinion—modified Delphi study. Objective. We used a modified Delphi
approach to obtain consensus among leading spinal deformity surgeons and their …

Evidence-based standardization of the perioperative management of patients undergoing
complex spine surgery can improve outcomes such as enhanced patient satisfaction …

Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) are used to assess the functional status of
somatosensory pathways during surgical procedures and can help protect patients' …

Background Dexmedetomidine is used as adjuvant in total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA),
but there have been few studies concerning its effect on intraoperative neurophysiological …

Objective. The overall goal of this study was to investigate the effects of various anesthetic
protocols on the intraoperative responses to intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS). ISMS is a …

One of the most important tools we have to enhance patient safety during spine surgery for
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the combined use of somatosensory (SSEP) and …

Background Posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion is an established surgical
procedure for the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Intraoperative …

The present work aims to establish a guide to action, agreed by anaesthesiologists and
neurophysiologists alike, to perform effective intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring …