When adjusted for patient weight and fusion level, this difference reached borderline significance (1.00 ml/kg/levels fused vs. 0.65 ml/kg/fused levels, p=0.053).
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A retrospective cohort study of bleeding characteristics and hidden blood loss after segmental pedicle screw instrumentation in neuromuscular scoliosis as compared with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
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When adjusted for weight and number of levels fused, NMS patients tended to bleed slightly more, but this difference did not reach statistical significance (0.87±0.36 mL/kg/fused level vs. 0.78±0.35 mL/kg/fused level, p=0.1645).