Reduction of airway complications with fluid management protocol in patients undergoing cervical decompression and fusion across the cervicothoracic junction.

Study Design: Retrospective comparative cohort analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of an intraoperative and intensive care unit protocol on incidence of airway complications for patients undergoing combined anterior-posterior cervical decompression and fusion crossing the cervicothoracic junction (CTAPF).

Summary Of Background Data: Airway compromise remains an important potential complication for patients undergoing CTAPF.