Table 12. Most predictive variables of intraoperative blood loss on multivariate regression analysis.
Variable | OR | 95% CI | p -Value | |||
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Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HTN, hypertension; OR, odds ratio. | ||||||
Female gender | 2.44 | 1.37–4.35 | 0.002 | |||
HTN | 0.33 | 0.13–0.82 | 0.017 | |||
Tumor size >5 cm | 2.3 | 1.24–4.28 | 0.008 | |||
Vascular tumor (imaging) | 2.31 | 1.32–4.05 | 0.003 | |||
Extended craniotomy approach | 0.63 | 0.44–0.89 | 0.009 | |||
Colloids >1,000 mL | 27.32 | 6.68–111.68 | <0.001 | |||
High vascularity (appearance) | 2.09 | 1.29–3.37 | 0.003 | |||
Surgery duration >300 min | 1.01 | 1–1.01 | <0.001 | |||
Pathology–meningioma | 0.51 | 0.24–1.04 | 0.065 | |||
Location–skull base | 0.53 | 0.26–1.04 | 0.065 |