Blood transfusion in pediatric intracranial tumor surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric central nervous system tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Various factors may influence the practice of blood transfusion during this tumor diagnosis. The primary aim of this study was to determine the factors that may influence intraoperative blood transfusion in pediatric patients undergoing surgery for intracranial tumors and to predict patients who may require blood transfusion.

Methods

A retrospective study was performed in all pediatric patients younger than 15 years who underwent craniotomy for brain tumor removal from January 2018 to December 2023 in our institution. Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative data were collected from medical and store anesthesia rec

SUBMITTER: Soner HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472432 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature