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Pediatric patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) undergoing orthopedic surgery are at an increased risk of perioperative complications, according to a study published in the <a href="https://journals.lww.com/pedorthopaedics/abstract/9900/perioperative_complications_of_pediatric.345.aspx">Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics</a>.&ldquo;Vaso-occlusion&nbsp;in&nbsp;sickle cell disease&nbsp;can be precipitated by cold temperatures, hypoxia, infection, dehydration, and stress, all of which can occur in the setting of surgery,&rdquo; investigators from the Children&rsquo;s Healthcare of Atlanta wrote. &ldquo;The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of perioperative complications among&nbsp;pediatric&nbsp;patients with&nbsp;sickle cell disease&nbsp;undergoing orthopedic surgery.&rdquo;The investigative team conducted a retrospective study of 92 pediatric patients with SCD who underwent 118 orthopedic surgeries. A review was conducted of preoperative admissions for the purpose of hydration and/or blood transfusion, as well as preoperative laboratory investigations. The principal outcome was the incidence of complications.Of the surgical cases included in the study, 70% were classified as elective, 22% as being due to infection, and 8% were trauma-related surgeries. Most (51%) surgeries were of the lower extremities.Postoperative complications occurred in 16% of surgeries, necessitating either a visit to the emergency department or admission to a hospital within 30 days following surgery. Surgery of the hip was associated with significantly more complications following surgery than other sites (24% vs 9%;&nbsp;P=.04).Patients who had 4 or more emergency department visits in the year prior to undergoing surgery had a 5.7 times higher likelihood of experiencing a postoperative complication (95% CI, 1.6-20.5; P=.01). Additionally, patients who required a blood transfusion prior to surgery had a significantly greater risk of complications than those who did not (27% vs 5%;&nbsp;P&lt;.01).

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Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Are at Higher Risk of Complications After Orthopedic Surgery

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Pediatric patients with SCD undergoing orthopedic surgery are at an increased risk of perioperative complications. 

Pediatric Patients With SCD Are at Higher Risk of Complications After Orthopedic Surgery

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