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Table 2 Comparison of preoperative to postoperative radiographic and clinical variables in adolescent patients with spinal deformity correction who refused blood transfusion

From: Safe and effective performance of pediatric spinal deformity surgery in patients unwilling to accept blood transfusion: a clinical study and review of literature

 

Preoperative

Postoperative

P value

Coronal major Cobb angle

 Idiopathic

49.6 ± 6.4°

7.8 ± 3.1°

<  0.001

 Non-Idiopathic

72.8 ± 29.4°

21.0 ± 11.8°

0.005

Thoracic kyphosis

 Idiopathic

27.8 ± 11.1°

33.6 ± 8.4°

0.005

 Non-Idiopathic

49.8 ± 18.2°

40.4 ± 7.1°

0.237

Lumbar lordosis

 Idiopathic

49.9 ± 10.5°

52.5 ± 8.3°

0.184

 Non-Idiopathic

51.2 ± 14.0°

49.2 ± 9.4°

0.733

Hemoglobina (g/dL)

 Idiopathic

13.3 ± 0.9

10.6 ± 1.1

<  0.001

 Non-Idiopathic

13.8 ± 1.5

9.8 ± 2.0

0.169

  1. P values in bold represent significance.
  2. aComparison made between preoperative and postoperative day 2 values
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