Corneal Abrasion and Visual Evoked Potentials Monitoring: Causes and Prevention.

Aims: The objective of this review is to explore the methods of eye protection from corneal abrasions during general anesthesia as they relate to procedures utilizing visual evoked potentials (VEP) monitoring. Because these protective measures may lower the accuracy of the VEP equipment, we wish to establish through existing literature current effective eye protection (with a focus on Tegaderm™) and why they could potentially interfere with VEP recording.

Anesthesia-Induced Rhabdomyolysis During Corrective Spine Surgery: A Case Report.

We present a case in which a pediatric cerebral palsy patient developed intraoperative myoglobinuria and rhabdomyolysis with elevated creatine kinase (CK) during prone scoliosis surgery. A diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was established with the finding of teacolored urine intraoperatively, and confirmed with elevated urine myoglobin and CK postoperatively. Cerebral palsy patients may develop anesthesia-induced rhabdomyolysis when inhalational anesthetics used.