Blood Loss During Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective uncontrolled case series. OBJECTIVE.The purpose of this study was to determine the association, if any, between intraoperative blood loss and need for transfusion with the use of periapical (Ponte) osteotomies, as well as other patient and surgical variables among patients...

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Published in:Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Pa. 1976), 2014-08, Vol.39 (18), p.1479-1487
Main Authors: Koerner, John D, Patel, Anuradha, Zhao, Caixia, Schoenberg, Catherine, Mishra, Avantika, Vives, Michael J, Sabharwal, Sanjeev
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Blood Loss, Surgical - statistics & numerical data
Blood Transfusion - methods
Blood Transfusion - statistics & numerical data
Bone Screws
Female
Hemoglobins - metabolism
Humans
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Preoperative Period
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Scoliosis - surgery
Spinal Fusion - instrumentation
Spinal Fusion - methods
Transplantation, Homologous
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective uncontrolled case series. OBJECTIVE.The purpose of this study was to determine the association, if any, between intraoperative blood loss and need for transfusion with the use of periapical (Ponte) osteotomies, as well as other patient and surgical variables among patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) undergoing posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.Blood loss during posterior spinal fusion for AIS can be substantial. Numerous techniques are used to minimize intraoperative blood loss and the need for allogeneic transfusion. However, it is unclear which patient and surgeon variables affect blood loss most significantly. METHODS.A review was conducted on consecutive patients with AIS who had undergone posterior spinal fusion from July 1997 to February 2013 by a single primary surgeon at 1 institution. The relationship of estimated blood loss, normalized blood loss (normalized blood loss = estimated blood loss/number of levels fused/patientʼs weight in kilograms), autologous blood retrieved, and allogeneic transfusion received with various patient- and procedure-related variables were analyzed. RESULTS.Estimated blood loss, normalized blood loss, and autologous blood retrieved were higher in patients who underwent periapical Ponte osteotomies (n = 38) (P < 0.0001, P < 0.001, P < 0.01, respectively). The mean major curve correction was 64% in patients without osteotomies, and 65% in patients with osteotomies (P = 0.81). All patients who underwent osteotomies (38/38) received allogeneic transfusion versus 26% (19/73) of those without osteotomies (P < 0.001). The likelihood of transfusion correlated with increasing number of osteotomies and a lower preoperative hemoglobin level (odds ratio, 3.34; P = 0.003; and odds ratio, 0.51; P = 0.02, respectively). CONCLUSION.In patients with AIS undergoing posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation, performing periapical osteotomies increased all measures of intraoperative blood loss and need for transfusion without substantially improving major curve correction. As expected, a lower preoperative hemoglobin level was observed in patients who received a blood transfusion after posterior instrumentation and fusion.Level of Evidence4
ISSN:0362-2436
1528-1159
DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000000439