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Characteristics
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Patients with postoperative complications
|
|---|
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Yes (n = 21)
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No (n = 84)
|
P
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|---|
|
FVC (%)
|
69.8 ± 10.4
|
73.9 ± 7.5
|
0.042
|
|
Surgical Procedure, n (%)
| | |
0.458
|
|
Decompression alone
|
1 (4.8%)
|
12 (14.3%)
| |
|
Instrumented fusion
|
20 (95.2%)
|
72 (85.7%)
| |
|
No. of levels fused
|
4.2 ± 0.8
|
3.7 ± 1.0
|
0.029
|
|
Op time (min)
|
296.5 ± 51.4
|
217.7 ± 46.8
|
0.000
|
|
EBL(mL)
|
999.8 ± 218.1
|
849.3 ± 275.6
|
0.022
|
|
Transfusion( U/pt)
|
2.3 ± 2.0
|
1.5 ± 1.1
|
0.022
|
|
Allograft, n (%)
| | |
0.315
|
|
Yes
|
15 (71.4%)
|
50 (59.5%)
| |
|
No
|
6 (28.6%)
|
34 (40.5%)
| |
- Note: FVC: forced vital capacity; Op time: operation time; EBL: estimated blood loss during operation; U blood units: U/pt: units per patient.
