Thirty-Day Outcomes following Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery: A NSQIP Pediatrics Analysis
Table 4
Preoperative labs and distinct surgery parameters with respect to tumor location.
Axial N = 94 Median (IQR)
Appendicular N = 98 Median (IQR)
value
Preoperative labs
Hematocrit
34.2 (31.0–38.6)
33.7 (29.6–38.5)
0.573
WBC
7 (5.2–10.4)
5.9 (3.8–7.8)
0.004
BUN
10 (7.0–13.1)
9 (6.3–12.8)
0.161
Creatinine
0.45 (0.30–0.60)
0.5 (0.40–0.60)
0.170
Sodium
139 (137.0–141.3)
139 (137.0–141.0)
0.592
Platelets
270 (220.3–342.0)
216 (153.5–293.0)
0.001
Duration of anesthesia (minutes)
292 (160.8–422.3)
323 (189.3–450.3)
0.367
Length of hospital stay (days)
6 (3–10)
4 (2–7)
0.051
n (%)
n (%)
Emergency surgery?
Elective
80 (85.1%)
97 (99.0%)
0.0003
Emergent or urgent
14 (14.9%)
1 (1.0%)
values calculated using Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test or χ2 test for categorical variables. Significant values are in bold.
