[Dexmedetomidine as adjuvant drug for wake-up test during scoliosis correction surgery: case report.].

Background And Objectives: Scoliosis is a spinal defect very often requiring surgical correction. A uniqueness of this correction is the need for intraoperative emergence and leg movement (wake up test) to rule out central nervous system (CNS) injury after correction of the orthopedic defect. In our report, dexmedetomidine was associated to total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil to induce sedation, analgesia and ventilatory stability during wake up test in patient submitted to surgical scoliosis correction.