Patient characteristics | All children n = 138 | Children with transfusion of RBC n = 31 | Children without transfusion of RBC n = 107 | p-value* |
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Gender (years) N = 138 | m: 83 (60%) f: 55 (40%) | m: 23 (74%) f: 8 (26%) | m: 60 (56%) f: 47 (44%) | 0.0952 |
Age (months) N = 138 | 21 (9–101) | 19 (12–93) | 21 (9–101) | 0.5568 |
Weight (kg) n = 136 (31/105)** | 12 (7–30) | 12 (9.5–30) | 12 (7–30) | 0.7463 |
ASA Classification N = 130 (29/101) | 1: 34 (26%) | 1: 4 (14%) | 1: 30 (30%) | 0.0155 |
2: 72 (55%) | 2: 14 (48%) | 2: 58 (57%) | ||
3: 16 (12. %) | 3: 7 (24%) | 3: 9 (9%) | ||
4: 8 (6%) | 4: 4 (14%) | 4: 4 (4%) | ||
Prothrombin time n = 44 (17/27) | 97% (40–125%) | 91% (40–124%) | 100% (64–125%) | 0.1656 |
Lactate level n = 47 (28/19) | 1.0 (0.3–4.8) g/dL | 1.0 (0.3–4.8) g/dL | 1.0 (0.3–2.8) g/dL | 0.8708 |
Proportion of TBSA | 15% (1–40) | 30% (4–40) | 10% (1–40) | < 0.0001 |
Length of surgery (min) N = 138 | 72 (5–475) | 210 (28–475) | 47 (5–400) | < 0.0001 |
Minimal hemoglobin (g/dL) N = 91 (31/60) | 9.6 (6.3–13.8) | 8 (6.3–11.3) | 10.7 (7.0–13.8) | < 0.0001 |
Postoperative length of hospital stay (days) n = 138 | 11 (1–94) | 41 (9–94) | 8 (1–91) | < 0.001 |
catecholamines N = 138 | Yes: 14 (10%) No: 124 (90%) | Yes: 8 (26%)a No: 23 (74%) | Yes: 6 (6%)b No: 101 (94%) | 0.0032 |