Research Article

Thirty-Day Outcomes following Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery: A NSQIP Pediatrics Analysis

Table 3

Preoperative labs and surgery parameters.

All patients
N = 192
Median (IQR)

Pre-op labs
 WBC6.7 (4.4–9.0)
 Hematocrit34 (30.2–38.1)
 Platelets250 (184.0–326.0)
 Sodium139 (137.0–141.0)
 BUN9.5 (7.0–13.0)
 Creatinine0.49 (0.36–0.60)
 Albumin4.2 (3.8–4.4)
Duration of anesthesia (minutes)303.5 (181.5–435.5)
Length of hospital stay (days)5 (2–8)

n (%)

ASA class
 ASA 1—no disturbance6 (3.1%)
 ASA 2—mild disturbance61 (31.8%)
 ASA 3—severe disturbance118 (61.5%)
 ASA 4—life threatening6 (3.1%)
 None assigned1 (0.5%)
Anesthesia
 General191 (99.5%)
 Spinal1 (0.5%)
Open vs minimally invasive
 Open only155 (80.7%)
 Laparoscopic/MIS only16 (8.3%)
 Open and MIS6 (3.1%)
 Not reported15 (7.8%)
Inpatient/outpatient
 Inpatient160 (83.3%)
 Outpatient32 (16.7%)
Emergency surgery
 Elective177 (92.2%)
 Emergent7 (3.6%)
 Urgent8 (4.2%)