Spine
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National Prospective Observational Registry. ⋯ 3.
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Retrospective clinical study. ⋯ 4.
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Analysis of population-based National Hospital Discharge Survey data collected for the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. ⋯ This study identified significant predictors of ALBT in spinal fusion for pediatric patients with idiopathic scoliosis. These factors need to be taken into consideration for patient blood management before surgery. In this study, autologous-related blood transfusion could not avoid ALBT.