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. 2012 Jul 26;7(10):1591–1597. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02150212

Table 2.

Frequency of different complications given as percentages (total numbers in parentheses) separately for adults and children

Type of Complication All Patients (%) (9288) Adults (%) (8573) Children (%) (715) P Value
Gross hematuria 1.9 (178) 1.9 (167) 1.5 (11) 0.44
Blood transfusion 0.9 (79) 0.9 (78) 0.1 (1) 0.03a
Surgery/arterial embolization 0.2 (18) 0.2 (17) 0.1 (1) 0.73
Complicationsb 2.6 (215) 2.7 (233) 1.8 (13) 0.15
Major complicationsc 0.9 (88) 1.0 (86) 0.3 (2) 0.06
a

Significant difference between adults and children.

b

Complications were gross hematuria, blood transfusions, and/or surgery/arterial embolization.

c

Major complications were blood transfusions and/or surgery/arterial embolization.