You are called to labour ward to place an epidural in a nulliparous woman who is obviously extremely distressed in pain. After you sit her up to clean her back you notice she has a long scar running down the middle of her back. Between contractions she tells you she had surgery as a teenager to straighten her back…..what does this mean?

Hi Everyone,

Graeme regularly teaches this topic to our anaesthesia trainees and I was surprised to realise that we haven’t done a podcast on this already. Join us as we discuss scoliosis, spina bifida, spinal surgery and other assorted spinal issues.

TRAGIC CASE OF AIRWAY DEATH DUE TO SEVERE KYPHOSCOLIOSIS – FROM WEST AUSTRALIAN