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This study aimed to create a preoperative risk score to predict blood transfusion needs in children undergoing scoliosis surgery.

April 27, 2026Frontiers in MedicineOpen Access

Development of a preoperative risk score for predicting blood transfusion in pediatric scoliosis surgery: a two-center retrospective cohort study

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This study aimed to create a preoperative risk score to predict blood transfusion needs in children undergoing scoliosis surgery.
Conducted a retrospective cohort study of 1,992 pediatric patients who underwent scoliosis surgery.
Used multiple imputation to address missing data and LASSO regression for variable screening.
Developed a multivariable logistic regression model and established a simplified risk score.
Overall perioperative RBC transfusion rate was 32.9% (655/1,992).
Final prediction model included four variables: ASA grade, Cobb angle, diagnosis, and weight.
Risk score showed strong discriminative ability with AUC of 0.818 in the training set and 0.814 in validation set.

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Retrospective cohort study develops a risk score predicting blood transfusion in pediatric scoliosis patients, indicating its potential clinical utility.

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P et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Retrospective cohort study develops a risk score predicting blood transfusion in pediatric scoliosis patients, indicating its potential clinical utility.

Development of a preoperative risk score for predicting blood transfusion in pediatric scoliosis surgery: a two-center retrospective cohort study

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Development of a preoperative risk score for predicting blood transfusion in pediatric scoliosis surgery: a two-center retrospective cohort study

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