Characteristic | N = 69 |
Median age months [range] | 10 [0 - 207] |
ASA I n (%) | 36 (52.2) |
ASA II n (%) | 16 (23.2) |
ASA III n (%) | 14 (20.3) |
ASA IV n (%) | 3 (4.3) |
Emergency surgery n (%) | 4 (5.8) |
Elective surgery n (%) | 65 (94.2) |
Re-operation n (%) | 1 (1.5) |
Patients with intra-operative and or postoperative complications (organ failure or sepsis) n (%) | 8 (11.6) |
Intra-operative hemorrhagic shock n (%) | 1 (1.5) |
Intra-operative broncho-laryngospasm n (%) | 2 (2.9) |
Postoperative anaphylaxis n (%) | 1 (1.5) |
Postoperative hemorrhagic shock n (%) | 1 (1.5) |
Postoperative respiratory failure n (%) | 1 (1.5) |
Postoperative neurologic failure n (%) | 2 (2.9) |
Postoperative neuro-meningeal sepsis n (%) | 1 (1.5) |
In-hospital mortality n (%) | 0 (0) |
Transfusion n (%) | 48 (69.6) |
Median packed red blood cells units [range] | 1 [0 - 4] |
Median fresh frozen plasma volume units [range] | 0 [0 - 2] |
Median concentrated platelet units [range] | 0 [0 - 2] |
Mean preoperative hemoglobin levels ± standard deviation in g/dL | 12.0 ± 1.2 |
Mean postoperative hemoglobin levels ± standard deviation in g/dL | 11.6 ± 1.6 |
Median crystalloid volume in ml [range] | 0 [0 - 1000] |
Median colloid volume in ml [range] | 250 [30 - 2050] |
Median length of intensive care unit stay in days [range] | 3 [1 - 90] |
Median length of hospital stay in days [range] | 2 [0 - 8] |
Median total length of hospital stay in days [range] | 5 [2 - 90] |
Median total length of mechanical ventilation in days [range] | 0 [0 - 79] |