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Table 3 Odds ratio estimates for the intraoperative transfusion of blood

From: A retrospective evaluation of the impact of patient ethnicity on the use of epidural analgesia or blood transfusions in children undergoing major oncologic surgery

Perioperative variable

Univariate OR (95% CI) p value

Multivariate OR (95% CI) p value

ASA 3 or 4

3.56 (1.35, 9.40) 0.011

1.56 (0.41, 5.94) 0.514

BMI ≥ 25

1.84 (0.68, 4.98) 0.233

1.91 (0.44. 8.18) 0.386

Preoperative opioid use

1.00 (0.45, 2.21) 0.998

0.58 (0.19, 1.76) 0.335

Anesthesia duration

1.007 (1.005, 1.009) < 0.0001

1.007 (1.005, 1.009) < 0.001

Non-Caucasian

0.49 (0.25, 0.97) 0.040

0.77 (0.29, 2.04) 0.600

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status score, BMI body mass index
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Perioperative Medicine

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