“Does having scoliosis affect your anesthesia?”
I am an 18 year old male and I have scoliosis. Does having scoliosis affect your anesthesia?
3 Answers
It depends on degree of scoliosis but 98%of times it has no effect on anesthetic
Scoliosis can make spinal or epidural anesthesia more difficult; however, general anesthesia and all surgeries except spine surgeries are not affected by scoliosis.
I do not believe will be a problem for general anesthesia. But could be one for regional ; epidural or spinal.
