• What other guideline statements are available on this topic?
X This Practice Advisory updates the “Practice Advisory for
Perioperative Visual Loss Associated with Spine Surgery,”
adopted by the ASA in 2005 and published in 2006.*
• Why was this Advisory developed?
X In October 2010, the Committee on Standards and Practice
Parameters elected to collect new evidence to determine
whether recommendations in the existing Practice Advisory
were supported by current evidence.
• How does this Advisory differ from existing guidelines?
X New evidence presented includes an updated evaluation of
scientific literature. The new findings did not necessitate a
change in recommendations.
• Why does this Advisory differ from existing guidelines?
X The ASA advisory differs from the existing guidelines because
it provides new evidence obtained from recent scientific
literature.