CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; CVP: central venous pressure; Hgb: hemoglobin; MAP: mean arterial pressure; O2: oxygen; PaO2: partial pressure of arterial oxygen; SCPP: spinal cord perfusion pressure.
* Interventions to improve spinal cord perfusion are often performed simultaneously.
¶ Placement/replacement of an intrathecal catheter is desirable but may not possible due to coagulopathy or suspicion for epidural hematoma.
Δ Limit CSF drainage to <20 mL during the first hour of surgery and <40 mL during any four-hour period.
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