2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-552. The need for Intensive Care Unit level of care in patients undergoing craniosynostosis surgery

552. The need for Intensive Care Unit level of care in patients undergoing craniosynostosis surgery

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Dr. Krista Greenan from the University of Colorado presents a study on the need for ICU level care in patients undergoing craniosynostosis surgery. Traditionally, these patients are sent to the ICU due to reasons such as blood transfusions and frequent lab work. However, the Children's Hospital in Colorado has been routinely sending patients to the PACU and then the floor without ICU interventions. Dr. Greenan conducted a retrospective chart review of 420 patients and found that the majority could be safely managed on the floor postoperatively. Factors contributing to this include being a high-volume center with a multidisciplinary team and a dedicated neurosurgery floor.

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Krista Noel Sophia Greenan, MD

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Dr. Krista Greenan

University of Colorado

ICU level care

craniosynostosis surgery

Children's Hospital in Colorado