Dr José Aguirre

eccElearning Spine Surgery Education Programme Faculty

Dr José Aguirre is a highly experienced Spine Surgeon and a key member of the eccElearning Spine Surgery Education Programme faculty. The Spine Surgery Education Programme contains 180 Spine Surgery Lectures, and contains Specialist Certificates and the full Postgraduate Diploma in Spine Surgery. The eccElearning Faculty is made up of over 140 expert spine surgeons and educators. They have collectively supported the development of the world’s first comprehensive, online postgraduate education programme in a medical sub-speciality, spine surgery.

Dr José Aguirre, MD.

  • Balgrist University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

Contributions of Dr José Aguirre

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Lecture: Preoperative Assessment of Spinal Patients

DOI 10.28962/01.3.017

This lecture written and narrated by Dr José Aguirre, describes the principles and up-to-date trends in the pre-operative assessment of spinal patients.

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Lecture: Intraoperative Anaesthesia Management

DOI 10.28962/01.3.018

This lecture deals with the planning and management of intraoperative anaesthesia during spine surgery, including the anticipation and prevention of complications, the treatment of major blood loss, and an introduction to intraoperative spinal cord monitoring.

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Lecture: Postoperative Care and Pain Management

DOI 10.28962/01.3.019

In this lecture, Dr José Aguirre looks at the immediate postoperative care and pain management of spine surgery patients.