Thirty-Day Outcomes following Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery: A NSQIP Pediatrics Analysis
Table 2
Demographics and comorbidities with respect to tumor origin and location.
Soft tissue N = 54 Median (IQR)
Bone N = 138 Median (IQR)
value
Axial N = 94 Median (IQR)
Appendicular N = 98 Median (IQR)
value
Age, years
7.5 (3–12.25)
12 (7–14)
0.0006
9 (3.75–12.25)
12 (10–14)
<0.0001
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Gender
Male
31 (57.4%)
79 (57.2%)
>0.9999
54 (57.4%)
56 (57.1%)
>0.9999
Female
23 (42.6%)
59 (42.8%)
40 (42.6%)
42 (42.9%)
Racea
White
37 (68.5%)
110 (79.7%)
0.0096
66 (70.2%)
81 (82.7%)
0.158
Black or African American
8 (14.8%)
5 (3.6%)
9 (9.6%)
4 (4.1%)
Asian or Pacific Islander
2 (3.7%)
5 (3.6%)
4 (4.3%)
3 (3.1%)
Unknown/not reported
7 (13.0%)
18 (13.0%)
15 (16.0%)
10 (10.2%)
Ethnicity
Hispanic
6 (11.1%)
22 (15.9%)
0.762
19 (20.2%)
9 (9.2%)
0.065
Non-Hispanic
43 (79.6%)
105 (76.1%)
66 (70.2%)
82 (83.7%)
Unknown/not reported
5 (9.3%)
11 (8.0%)
9 (9.6%)
7 (7.1%)
Preop SIRS
0
3 (2.2%)
0.560
0
3 (3.1%)
0.246
Inotropic support
0
1 (0.7%)
>0.9999
1 (1.1%)
0
0.490
Nutritional support
1 (1.9%)
7 (5.1%)
0.446
4 (4.3%)
4 (4.1%)
>0.9999
Recent steroid use
3 (5.6%)
20 (14.5%)
0.136
14 (14.9%)
9 (9.2%)
0.269
Cardiac risk factorsb
Major cardiac risk factors
0
3 (2.2%)
0.446
2 (2.1%)
1 (1.0%)
>0.9999
Minor cardiac risk factors
1 (1.9%)
4 (2.9%)
2 (2.1%)
3 (3.1%)
History of pulmonary disease
10 (18.5%)
13 (9.4%)
0.089
10 (10.6%)
13 (13.3%)
0.659
Gastrointestinal disease
0
7 (5.1%)
0.194
4 (4.3%)
3 (3.1%)
0.717
CNS disorder
6 (11.1%)
20 (14.5%)
0.643
22 (23.4%)
4 (4.1%)
<0.0001
Neuromuscular disorder
3 (5.6%)
7 (5.1%)
>0.9999
8 (8.5%)
2 (2.0%)
0.054
Hematologic disorder
6 (11.1%)
20 (14.5%)
0.643
11 (11.7%)
15 (15.3%)
0.530
Previous childhood malignancy
4 (7.4%)
13 (9.4%)
0.783
2 (2.1%)
15 (15.3%)
0.0016
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. aCalculated using Fisher’s exact test with African American versus other races. bCalculated using Fisher’s exact test with major or minor cardiac risk factors compared to no risk factors.
