Allogeneic Transfusion-related Adverse Events in Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery
Vivien Chan, Geoffrey Shumilak, Armaan K Malhotra, Andy M Liu, Andrew Chan-Tai-Kong, Jalen Dansby, David E Lebel, David L Skaggs · 2026
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Vivien Chan and colleagues present a 2026 study of harms linked to donor blood transfusion in children's spine surgery for scoliosis, where the spine curves sideways without a known cause. Such surgery can involve heavy blood loss. Transfusion of donated blood is sometimes needed, but it carries its own risks.
Using a national paediatric surgical database covering 2016 to 2022, the team studied more than twenty-three thousand patients who had fusion of at least seven spine levels. About one in eight received donated blood. Rates of problems within thirty days were compared between groups, with statistical adjustment for other factors. The study quantifies how much extra risk transfusion adds in this setting.
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| CREATOR | Vivien Chan, Geoffrey Shumilak, Armaan K Malhotra, Andy M Liu, Andrew Chan-Tai-Kong, Jalen Dansby, David E Lebel, David L Skaggs |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31313 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |