Risk factors for perioperative mortality and transfusion in sacrococcygeal teratoma resections

ConclusionsPrematurity is associated with increased intraoperative and 30‐day mortality. Noncystic tumor morphology was the only significant factor associated with transfusion volume and all six patients who died had transfusion volumes of 240 ml·kg−1 or greater. In these patients at high risk of mortality due to blood loss, the anesthesia team should be prepared to manage massive transfusion and coagulopathy with blood components and pharmacologic measures.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - March 21, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Rebecca S. Isserman, Olivia Nelson, Kha M. Tran, Lingyu Cai, Marcia Polansky, Julia M. Rosenbloom, Theodora K. Goebel, Elaina E. Lin Tags: Research Report Source Type: research