Table 1 Red blood cell transfusions and costs in the whole 3-year cohort of spine fusion patients
Spine fusion procedure (approach) | All patients n | Patients transfused n (%) | RBC unit transfused Total (average/pt.) | Cost Total (average/pt.), euro | OR for transfusion (OR [95%CI]), p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanto-axial | 45 | 5 (11) | 10 (2) | 2.180 (436) | 2.22 [0.86–5.75], p = 0.1 |
Cervical (anterior) | 652 | 2 (0) | 10 (5) | 1.756 (878) | 0.03 [0.01–0.14], p < 0.0001 |
Cervical (posterior) | 55 | 3 (5) | 8 (3) | 1.358 (453) | 0.97 [0.31–3.25], p = 0.99 |
Dorsal (anterior) | 7 | 2 (29) | 8 (4) | 1.529 (765) | 7.03 [1.35–36.66], p = 0.02 |
Dorsal (posterior) | 80 | 11 (14) | 19 (2) | 3.960 (360) | 2.96 [1.52–5.79], p = 0.002 |
Lumbar (anterior) | 8 | 2 (25) | 9 (5) | 1.629 (815) | 5.85 [1.16–29.36], p = 0.03 |
Lumbar (posterior) | 964 | 69 (7) | 158 (2) | 28.713 (416) | 2.0 [1.32–3.05], p = 0.001 |
Dorsal revision (posterior) | 4 | 1 (25) | 2 (2) | 362 (362) | 5.80 [0.59–56.29], p = 0.13 |
Lumbar revision (posterior) | 67 | 8 (12) | 24 (3) | 4.164 (521) | 2.46 [1.14–5.29], p = 0.022 |
Total | 1.882 | 103 (5) | 248 (2) | 45.651 (443) |