Alterations in the Coagulation System during Major Visceral Surgery in Children

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the two groups.

	Major procedures (𝑁=29)	Minor procedures (𝑁=29)
Boys/girls	20/9	27/2
Acute/elective	14/15	8/21
Median age (months)	14	21
Age range (months)	0–144	1–109
Weight (kg) (SD)	12.1 (7.7)	13.3 (6.3)
Duration of surgery (minutes)	71 (32)	40 (11)
Central venous line	17 (58.6%)	0