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Postoperative Complications in Pediatric Patients with Cerebral Palsy

articles · StayCurrentMD · Jun 07, 2021
Abstract

Background/Purpose

: To assess surgical outcomes of patients with cerebral palsy (CP) and if they differ from patients without CP.

Methods

: The NSQIP-Pediatric database from 2012-2019 was used to compare differences in presenting characteristics and outcomes between patients with and without CP. Chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to determine significance.

Results

: 119,712 patients, 433 (0.4%) with CP, 119,279 (99.6%) without, were identified. Patients with CP had more postoperative complications (19.4% vs. 6.9%, p

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