Characteristic | N = 116 |
Mean age ± standard deviation in months | 147.5 ± 40.2 |
Median weight (interquartile range) in kilograms | 34 (24 - 45) |
ASA I n (%) | 1 (0.9) |
ASA II n (%) | 35 (30) |
ASA III n (%) | 63 (54.3) |
ASA IV n (%) | 17 (14.7) |
Idiopathic scoliosis n (%) | 45 (38.8) |
Non idiopathic scoliosis n (%) | 71 (61.2) |
Emergency surgery n (%) | 5 (4.3) |
Elective surgery n (%) | 111 (95.7) |
Re-operation n (%) | 12 (10.3) |
Patients with intra-operative and or postoperative complications (organ failure or sepsis) n (%) | 28 (24.1) |
Intra-operative anaphylaxis n (%) | 1 (0.9) |
Intra-operative respiratory failure n (%) | 1 (0.9) |
Intra-operative hemorrhagic shock n (%) | 3 (2.6) |
Postoperative renal failure n (%) | 1 (0.9) |
Postoperative cardio-circulatory failure n (%) | 2 (1.7) |
Postoperative respiratory failure n (%) | 3 (2.6) |
Postoperative neurologic failure n (%) | 7 (6) |
Postoperative abdominal sepsis n (%) | 2(1.7) |
Postoperative septicemia n (%) | 2 (1.7) |
Postoperative urinary sepsis n (%) | 3 (2.6) |
Postoperative surgical wound sepsis n (%) | 8 (6.9) |
In-hospital mortality n (%) | 0 (0) |
Transfusion n (%) | 56 (48.3) |
Median length of intensive care unit stay in days (range) | 4 (0 - 25) |
Median length of hospital stay in days (range) | 10 (1 - 50) |
Median total length of hospital stay in days (range) | 12 (2 - 67) |
Median length of mechanical ventilation in days (range) | 0 (0 - 21) |
Median packed red blood cells volume in units (range) | 0 (0 - 3) |
Median fresh frozen plasma volume in units (range) | 0 (0 - 5) |
Median concentrated platelet units (range) | 0 (0 - 2) |
Mean preoperative hemoglobin levels ± standard deviation in g/dL | 12.4 ± 1.7 |
Mean postoperative hemoglobin levels ± standard deviation in g/dL | 10.7 ± 1.6 |
Median crystalloid volume in ml (range) | 1750 (500 - 4684) |
Median colloid volume in ml (range) | 2000 (0 - 6952) |