Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Association Between Preoperative Sarcopenia and Early Postoperative Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Total Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors' conclusion
The incidence of sarcopenia, as assessed by preoperative chest CT, was low in pediatric patients undergoing total correction of TOF, and preoperative sarcopenia did not predict early postoperative major adverse events.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric patients (≤3 years) undergoing total correction of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), single university hospital, Seoul, South Korea, May 2008–February 2018included in final analysis
- Participants
- 330 patients
- Exposure
- Preoperative sarcopenia vs presarcopenia vs no sarcopenia
- Sarcopenian = 13
- Presarcopenian = 57
- No sarcopenian = 260reference
- Outcome
- Major adverse events
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.033
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Predictors of major adverse events (logistic regression): younger age at surgery
| OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at surgeryOnly significant factor | 0.82 (0.72–0.94) | P = 0.003 | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
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Original publication
Association Between Preoperative Sarcopenia and Early Postoperative Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Total Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 10 June 2023. doi:10.
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