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Comorbid diabetes was identified as a significant independent risk factor for in-hospital postoperative complications (OR 7.00) following pediatric scoliosis surgery, alongside male sex and allogeneic blood transfusion.
Observational (n=1,703)
Yes
Odds Ratio: 7 (95% CI 1.56–31.51)
Absolute Event Rate: 18.2% vs 2.8%
p-value: p=0.011
In a nationwide Japanese cohort of pediatric patients undergoing scoliosis surgery, the complication rate was 2.9% with no in-hospital deaths, and diabetes was identified as a novel independent risk factor for postoperative complications.
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May support closer monitoring in diabetic pediatric scoliosis patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Taniguchi et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Pediatric scoliosis (n=1,703). Comorbid diabetes vs. No diabetes was evaluated on At least one postoperative complication (OR 7.00, 95% CI 1.56-31.51, p=0.011). Comorbid diabetes was identified as a significant independent risk factor for in-hospital postoperative complications (OR 7.00) following pediatric scoliosis surgery, alongside male sex and allogeneic blood transfusion.
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