Thirty-Day Outcomes following Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery: A NSQIP Pediatrics Analysis
Table 5
Postoperative complications.
All patients N = 192 n (%)
Surgical site infection
Superficial
3 (1.6%)
Deep
2 (1.0%)
Wound dehiscence
Superficial
5 (2.6%)
Deep
2 (1.0%)
Pneumonia
3 (1.6%)
UTI
3 (1.6%)
Seizure
3 (1.6%)
Nerve injury
1 (0.5%)
Graft/prosthesis/flap failure
1 (0.5%)
C. Diff
2 (1.0%)
Systemic sepsis
1 (0.5%)
One or more complicationa
17 (8.9%)
Bleeding requiring transfusionb
46 (24.0%)
Unplanned readmission
24 (12.5%)
Related
7 (3.6%)
Unrelated
17 (8.9%)
Unplanned reoperation
9 (4.7%)
Related
8 (4.2%)
Unrelated
1 (0.5%)
Still in hospital >30 days
4 (2.1%)
Death
2 (1.0%)
aOne or more complication refers to the number of patients with one or more of the complications listed above. bBleeding requiring transfusion defined as intraoperative transfusion or transfusion given within the first 72 hours after surgery.
