Table 2 The relationship between patient demographics, pre- and post-operational characteristics and mortality in children who underwent surgical treatment of myelomeningocele
MMC patients | GMFCS Level I and II (n = 54) | GMFCS Level III (n = 26) | GMFCS Level IV (n = 27) | GMFCS Level V (n = 18) | Total (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age at surgery, days (SD) | 11.21 (7.326) | 9.12 (7.384) | 10.59 (6.326) | 13.62 (20.425) | – | 0.102a |
Sex | 0.045b | |||||
Female | 24 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 62 (50%) | |
Male | 30 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 63 (50%) | |
Dura closure | 0.076b | |||||
Autologous dura | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 69 (56%) | |
Synthetic dura | 28 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 55 (44%) | |
Readmission | 0.064b | |||||
No readmission | 25 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 53 (42%) | |
One time | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 45 (36%) | |
Two times | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 (13%) | |
Three times | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 (3%) | |
Four or more times | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 (5%) | |
Urinary | 0.008b | |||||
Continent | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 29 (23%) | |
Incontinent | 35 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 96 (77%) | |
Bowel | 0.029b | |||||
Continent | 20 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 35 (28%) | |
Incontinent | 34 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 90 (72%) | |
MMT grading | 0.000d | |||||
0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 (23%) | |
1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 (9%) | |
2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 (7%) | |
3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 (26%) | |
4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 (22%) | |
5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 (10%) |