Perioperative care for vertebral augmentation

This chapter contains important information on the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of patients undergoing vertebral augmentation procedures. Various indications and contraindications for the procedure, and their evaluation through diagnostic workup and clearance with labs and tests in the preoperative period, are presented. Intraoperative positioning of the patient, type of anesthesia used, and potential complications that may occur from the procedure are discussed. The chapter concludes with postoperative warning symptoms for complications, common allergic reactions, proper surgical site care, and postoperative pain control.