NASS 2019 Annual Meeting

Surgical Symposium: Complications Avoidance and Management Strategies (Room Skyline Ballroom W375c)

Moderator: John  H. Chi, MD

 

Faculty will cover complications and complication avoidance as well as management strategies for multiple surgical procedures. These procedures include CSF leaks, anterior cervical surgery, lateral transpsoas interbody fusion and neurological complications in complex spine surgery.

 

Upon completion of this session, participants will gain strategies to:

  • Recognize and treat complications in spine surgery;
  • Gain insight into preventive measures for complication avoidance.
 

Agenda

 

Lessons Learned in Adult Deformity Surgery
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD

 

CSF Leaks: How to Avoid and Best Management Strategies
Daniel K. Resnick, MD, MS

 

Complications Avoidance and Management in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
K. Daniel Riew, MD

 

Prevention Strategies and Management for Neurological Complications in Complex Spine Surgery
Tyler R. Koski, MD

 

Complication Management in Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion
William R. Taylor, MD

 

Discussion, Questions and Answers
Faculty Panel