Following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, patients with asthma are at increased odds of pulmonary adverse events
Overall, asthma is a common comorbidity for adolescent patients undergoing PSF for AIS and is associated with higher odds of postoperative pneumonia, respiratory failure, and atelectasis. These adverse outcomes increase with increased asthma severity. These findings may help in patient counselling and expectations for postoperative management.
Authors
- Dominick Tuason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2152-3914)
- Lucas Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2682-3980)
- Julian Smith-Voudouris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-812X)
- Scott J. Halperin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0621-7716)
Institutions
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100833
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Yale University
- National Institutes of Health