We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients with neuromuscular scoliosis following spinal fusion surgery who were cared for post-operatively by either a hospitalist/orthopedics co-management team or a complex care clinic (CCC). Assignment to either treatment group was not random. To account for baseline differences between groups, we calculated propensity scores and used these as probability weights in generalized linear models.
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September 2022
Objectives: Craniosynostosis may be a rare but severe complication of Fanconi-Bickel syndrome (FBS). Both conditions can be associated with feeding intolerance in young children. Prompt recognition and correction of increased intracranial pressure may lead to improved dietary tolerance in FBS patients and decrease morbidity.
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